The Gibert surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 541 people carried this name — #40,432 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (540).
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Gibert surname
Borrowed from Catalan and French Gibert.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Gibert» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 5,454 people named Gibert.
89 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 94 départements, most often Haute-Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 407 people named Gibert live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
89 people named Gibert have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 104 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
41 people named Gibert live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 21 people named Gibert live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Gibert,
with a public archive behind them.
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Balthasar Gibert 1662–1741 · philosopher -
Joseph-Balthazar Gibert 1711–1771 · historian -
Treufoc d. 1619
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Simon Gibert d. 1747
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Guillem Gibert 1500–1500 · poet
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Jean-Pierre Gibert 1660–1736 · jurist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gibert.
- Giardini 321 · U.S. census
- Giardino 723 · U.S. census
- Giarratano 700 · U.S. census
- Gibbs 65,064 · U.S. census
- Gibeau 516 · U.S. census
- Gibel 235 · U.S. census
- Giberti 161 · U.S. census
- Giblin 2,794 · U.S. census
- Gibson 190,667 · U.S. census
- Gidel 121 · U.S. census
- Giel 430 · U.S. census
- Gielen 113 · U.S. census
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