The Gibson surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 184,420 people carried this name — #119 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,460 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
115 people named Gibson live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 66 people named Gibson.
Most of them — 52 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
43 people named Gibson have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 134 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
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 print
Gibson in American newspapers,
1879–1935.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,187,413 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Gibson,
with a public archive behind them.
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Richard Gibson 1615–1690 · painter -
Edmund Gibson 1669–1748 · bishop -
John Gibson 1790–1866 · painter -
James K. Gibson 1812–1879 · politician -
Paris Gibson 1830–1920 · businessperson
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 122 lives in all are documented under this name.
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