Gibson (surname)
Gibson is a Scottish and English surname.[1] The name is derived from a patronymic form of the common mediaeval personal name Gib, which is a short form of Gilbert.[2] Variant forms of the surname include Gibsoun, Gipson, Gibbson, Gibbons, Gilson, Gibb, and Gibby amongst others. [citation needed]
The personal name Gilbert was introduced into Britain by followers of William the Conqueror after the Norman Invasion of 1066. The Norman name was originally found as Gislebert or Gillebert, and is composed of the Germanic elements Gisil, meaning "hostage" or "noble youth", and berht, meaning "bright" or "famous". Gilbert became a very popular given name in England during the Middle Ages.[3]
Notable people with the surname Gibson
- Aaron Gibson (born 1977), American football player
- Adam Gibson (basketball) (born 1986), Australian basketball player
- Adam Gibson (computer scientist) (born 1989), American computer scientist
- Adrian Gibson (born 1935), Australian politician
- Alec Gibson (born 1963), American football player
- Aleena Gibson (born 1968), Swedish songwriter
- Alex Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alexander Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alfred Gibson (died 1874), Australian explorer
- Althea Gibson (1927–2003), African-American tennis player
- Amy Gibson (born 1960), American actress and businesswoman
- Andrea Gibson (born 1975), American poet
- Andrew Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Anne Gibson, Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen (born 1940), British trade unionist
- Antonio Gibson (born 1962), American football player
- Ashley Gibson (born 1986), English rugby league player
- Aubrey Gibson (1901–1973), Australian businessman and patron of the arts
- Ben Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bob Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Brian Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bryan Gibson (born 1947), Canadian boxer
- Carleton B. Gibson (1863–1927), first President of the Rochester Institute of Technology
- Catherine Gibson (1931–2013), Scottish swimmer
- Charles Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Chris Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Clifford Gibson (1901–1963), American blues singer and guitarist
- Colin Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Craig Gibson, American college baseball coach
- Daniel Gibson, American basketball coach and university professor
- Darron Gibson (born 1987), Irish footballer
- Darryl Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Daniel Gibson (born 1986), American professional basketball player
- David Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Deborah Gibson (born 1970), singer, Broadway performer, and former teen idol; credited as Debbie Gibson during her teen idol days
- Dennis Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Donald Gibson (disambiguation), or Don Gibson, multiple people
- Doug Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Edmund Gibson (1669–1748), English divine and jurist
- Edward Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Eleanor J Gibson (1910–2002) eminent American psychologist
- Elspeth Gibson (born 1963), British fashion designer
- Ernest Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Fred Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gary Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- George Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gordon Gibson (born 1937), Canadian political columnist, author, and politician
- Greg Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Guy Gibson (1918–1944), Royal Air Force officer and commander of the 'Dambusters' squadron
- Herbert Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hilda Gibson (1925–2013), member of the Women's Land Army during World War II
- Henry Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hoot Gibson (1892–1962), rodeo champion, pioneer cowboy film actor, film director, and producer
- Hugh Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hutton Gibson (born 1918), father of actor Mel Gibson and a writer on religion
- Ian Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- J. J. Gibson (1904–1979), American psychologist influential in the field of visual perception
- John James (J.J.) Gibson (1923-2001), British-born engineer, researcher of radio and television broadcast systems
- Jabbar Gibson, Hurricane Katrina bus driver
- Jack Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jackie Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- James Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jill Gibson (born 1942), singer and artist who sang briefly in The Mamas & the Papas
- John Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jon Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Josh Gibson (1911–1947), Baseball Hall of Fame member and player in the Negro Leagues
- Josh Gibson (footballer) (born 1984), Australian rules footballer
- Keith Gibson (born 1977), American author
- Kelly Gibson (born 1964), American professional golfer
- Kenny Gibson (born 1961), Scottish politician
- Kenneth Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kirk Gibson (born 1957), American baseball slugger
- Lawrence R. Gibson (1912-2004), American politician
- Levi Withee Gibson (1872-1919), American politiciam
- Marcus Gibson (born 1973), Australian author
- Margaret Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mel Gibson (born 1956), American-Australian film actor, director, and producer
- Michael Gibson (disambiguation), or Mike Gibson, multiple people
- Neil Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Orville Gibson (1856–1918), American luthier and founder of Gibson Guitar Corporation
- Pandora Gibson, Bahamian comedian and storyteller
- Pat Gibson (born 1961), Irish quiz player
- Patrick Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Paul Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rachel Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ralph Gibson (born 1939), American awarded photographer
- Randall L. Gibson (1832–1892), U.S. Congressman and Senator from Louisiana
- Richard Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robert Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robin Warwick Gibson gallery curator & art historian
- Sally Gibson, Canadian writer and historian
- Sam Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Shane Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sharon Gibson (born 1961), English javelin thrower
- Steve Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Thomas Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tom Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tony Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tyrese Gibson (born 1978), American R&B and hip hop singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, former fashion model and MTV VJ
- Violet Gibson (1876–1956), Irish would-be assassin of Benito Mussolini
- Virginia Gibson (1925–2013), American dancer, singer and actress
- Walter Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878–1962), British poet
- William Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
References
- ^ "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 19 September 2010. which cited Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. for the surname "Gibson".
- ^ "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 19 September 2010. which cited Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. for the surname "Gibb".
- ^ "Gibson name origin and meaning", www.surnamedb.com, retrieved 19 September 2010
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