Gibson (surname)

Gibson
Origin
Language(s)Scottish Gaelic
Other names
Variant form(s)Giblin, Fitzgibbon, Gilbert

Gibson is a Scottish surname.[1] It can be a sept of Clan Campbell, Clan Buchanan or Clan MacMillan. In Ireland, Gibson may be an anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Ó Gibealláin.[2][3]

It may also be derived from the popular medieval name Gilbert (itself derived from Giselbert or Gillebert), introduced to England and Ireland by the Normans and often shortened to "Gib". In this case the surname Gibson would mean "son of Gib".[4][5]

  1. ^ "Gibson Name Meaning & Gibson Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  2. ^ "Gibson Coat of Arms, Family Crest - Free Image to View - Gibson Name Origin History and Meaning of Symbols". www.irishsurnames.com. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  3. ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). "Ó Gibealláin - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  4. ^ "Surname Database: Gibson Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  5. ^ "Gibson Surname Meaning, History & Origin". Select Surnames. Retrieved 2023-07-17.