The gibson Surname

gibson Name Meaning and History

Scottish and English: patronymic from Gibb.

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The gibson name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the gibson family name as far back in history as possible.

gibson Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of gibson Families in the US in 1920

Number of gibson families

828-1654

277-827

1-276

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Thread	Author	Replies
George Gibson of SC	Aimee White	4
James A. Gibson at Coeur d' Alene, Spokane, WA	SToigo12	5
Obit Lookup Please - Willie clementine Gibson Good died May 1994 Lake County, Indiana	tremorsabq	0
Leo Gibson	CarolSinesBarton	0
Leo Gibson	CarolSinesBarton	0
Alexander Gibson	JosephGibson77	4
Search for Joe Gibson Please read!	coyle702	0
Anna Laurie Gibson, WV, b. Abt 1864-66	Lynn	15
Gibson - Baptist preachers	D.S.Dawson	25
John Gibson & Agnes Adair	JoannePezzu08	0

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