Gibbs (surname)

Gibbs (usually pronounced /ɡɪbz/) is a Scottish surname. It comes from the Gibbs clan in the Scottish Highlands.[1]

## Notable people with the surname

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* Alan Gibbs (born 1939), New Zealand-born businessman, entrepreneur and art collector
* Alfred Gibbs (1823–1868), brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War
* Alfred W. Gibbs, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad
* Alison Gibbs, Canadian statistician
* Antony Gibbs (1756–1816), founder of British trading company Antony Gibbs & Sons
* Antony Gibbs (1925–2016), British film and television editor
* Armstrong Gibbs (1889–1960), English composer
* Brian Gibbs (1936–2014), English footballer and manager
* Caleb Gibbs (1748–1818), American soldier, commander of George Washington's "life guard"
* Calvin Gibbs, US Army soldier convicted of the murder of three Afghan civilians in 2010
* Charles Gibbs, pseudonym of American pirate James D. Jeffers (1798–1831)
* Cory Gibbs (born 1980), American soccer player
* Coy Gibbs (1972–2022), American NASCAR driver, football player, and coach
* Dick Gibbs (1892–1915), Australian rules footballer
* Dick Gibbs (basketball) (born 1948), American basketball player
* Donnie Gibbs (1945–2006), American football player
* Drew Gibbs (1962–2021), American college football coach
* Easton Gibbs, American football player
* Frederic A. Gibbs (1903–1992), American neurologist
* Frederick Gibbs (educationalist) (1866–1953), New Zealand school principal, educationalist and community leader
* Frederick S. Gibbs (1845–1903), American politician from New York
* Frederick J. Gibbs (1899–1963), British World War I flying ace
* Freddie Gibbs (born 1982) American musician
* Fredia Gibbs (born 1963) American martial artist, kickboxer and boxer
* Geoff Gibbs (1940–2006), Australian actor and drama teacher
* George Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
* Georgia Gibbs (1918–2006), American popular singer
* Gerald Gibbs, multiple people
* Glover Gibbs of Gibbs family (bakers) of South Australia
* Henry Gibbs (1630/1–1713), British oil painter
* Herschelle Gibbs (born 1974), South African cricketer
* Humphrey Gibbs (1902–1990), British governor of Southern Rhodesia
* Ione Wood Gibbs (c.1871–1923), American educator, journalist, and clubwoman
* J. D. Gibbs (Jason Dean Gibbs, 1969–2019), American racing driver
* Jahmyr Gibbs (born 2002), American football player
* Jake Gibbs (born 1938), American baseball player and college sports coach
* James Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
* Janie Lou Gibbs (1932–2010), American serial killer
* Janno Gibbs (born 1969), Philippine singer-songwriter, actor and comedian
* Joe Gibbs (born 1940), American football coach and motorsport team owner
* Joe Gibbs (record producer) (1942–2008; born Joel Gibson), Jamaican record producer
* Joe Gibbs (cricketer) (1946–2011), Grenadian cricketer
* John Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
* Jonathan Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
* Josiah Willard Gibbs Sr. (1790–1861), American linguist
* Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839–1903), American mathematical physicist
* Julia de Wolf Gibbs (1866–1952), American author and craftsman
* Keith Gibbs (born 1933), South African cricketer
* Kieran Gibbs (born 1989), English football player
* Lance Gibbs (born 1934), West Indies cricketer
* Leonard Gibbs (musician) (1948–2021), American percussionist
* Leonard W. H. Gibbs (1875–1930), New York politician
* Lilian Gibbs (1870–1925), British botanist
* Madarious Gibbs (born 1993), American basketball player
* Marla Gibbs (born 1931), American actress
* Mary Elizabeth Gibbs (1836–1920), New Zealander
* May Gibbs (1877–1969), Australian children's author, illustrator and cartoonist
* Michael Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
* Mifflin Wistar Gibbs (1823–1915), American-Canadian politician, businessman, and advocate for Black rights
* Nigel Gibbs (born 1965), English professional football manager and former player
* Nicholas Gibbs (1733–1817), early American pioneer.
* Nicole Gibbs (born 1993), American tennis player
* Norman E. Gibbs (1941–2002), American software engineer, scholar and educational leader
* Norman Gibbs (Canadian football) (born 1960), American football player
* Oliver Wolcott Gibbs (1822–1908), American chemist
* Pat Gibbs (born 1950), American football player
* Patrick Gibbs (1915–2008), Welsh World War II pilot, author and film critic
* Paul Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
* Peter Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
* Sir Philip Gibbs (1877–1962), English journalist and novelist
* Reggie Gibbs (1882–1938), Welsh international rugby player
* Robert Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
* Roger Gibbs (1934–2018), British financier
* Roland Gibbs (1921–2004), British military officer
* Ronald James Gibbs (1947–2023), known as Ronaldo Valdez, Philippine actor
* Scott Gibbs (born 1971), Welsh rugby footballer
* Stewart Gibbs (born 1980), English Paramedic
* Terri Gibbs (born 1954), American country music artist
* Terry Gibbs (born 1924), American jazz musician (vibraphone)
* Thomas Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
* Timothy Gibbs (born 1967), American director, actor, producer, and screenwriter
* William Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
* Wolcott Gibbs (1902–1958), American editor, humorist, theatre critic, playwright and author

## Fictional characters with the surname

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* Leroy Jethro Gibbs, main character of American TV series NCIS
* Joshamee Gibbs, character in American Pirates of the Caribbean films

## See also

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* Gibb (surname)
* Gibbes (surname)

## References

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1. ^ "Gibbs". gibbsfamilytree.com.

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