How common is the last name Gibson?

182,917 people in the United States have the last name Gibson, about 1 in 1,634. It ranks #136 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GIBSON

#136

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
182,917
About
1 in 1,634
This common or more
19.2%
Who bears it

Of the 182,917 people with the last name Gibson, 69.2% reported their origin as White, 21.4% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Gibson

#134 Fernandez · 185,352#135 Bryant · 184,727#137 Ellis · 182,308#138 Aguilar · 180,700

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Gibson, most common first.

#1,809 Gipson · 19,433#88,273 Gibbson · 226#141,309 Gibison · 121

Also a first name

As a first name, Gibson ranks #4,263 of 53,615, with 4,463 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2013, with 268 births. See Gibson as a first name

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