The Hibbard surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,885 people carried this name — #4,496 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 7,617 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hibbard surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Variant of Hilbert.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hibbard» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Herbert’ — the first of the origins he gives.

His entry covers Hibbard, Hibbart, Hibberd, Hibbert, Hibbit, Hibbitt, Hibbett, Hibbits, Hibbitts and Hibberson.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 380 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Hibbard was found among the farmers of 2 counties.

It was most frequent in Wiltshire: 27 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 370. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent. His list gives one count for the spellings Hibbard and Hibberd.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Wiltshire 27
Dorset 21

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

111 families named Hibbard, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 660 people lived in those households, 5.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 12 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 27
Vermont 20
Massachusetts 18
Pennsylvania 17
New York 12
Maine 8
New Hampshire 7
Maryland 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 245 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Hibbard in American newspapers,
1885–1917.

Newspaper page from The Silver State News carrying the name Hibbard
The Silver State News 1908-11-07
Newspaper page from Evening Capital carrying the name Hibbard
Evening Capital 1885-08-28
Newspaper page from Fulton County Tribune carrying the name Hibbard
Fulton County Tribune 1917-04-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 83,124 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hibbard in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1970s.

6,352 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hibbard. The most, 1,156, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,646
Queensland 827
Tasmania 656
South Australia 629
Victoria 450
Western Australia 64
ACT (Canberra) 17
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hibbard.

Who carried it

People named Hibbard,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Freeborn Garretson Hibbard
    Freeborn Garretson Hibbard 1811–1895
  • Harry Hibbard
    Harry Hibbard 1816–1872 · lawyer
  • William Gold Hibbard
    William Gold Hibbard 1825–1903 · businessperson
  • Ellery Albee Hibbard
    Ellery Albee Hibbard 1826–1903 · judge
  • Grace Hibbard
    Grace Hibbard 1835–1911 · writer
  • Henry Hibbard 1853–1902 · cricketer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hibbard,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States908 records

908 records of the Hibbard name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 306
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 204
  • Other U.S. records 398
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Hyrum M. Hibbard

    Born 1921 in Idaho. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Stevens, Oregon; janitor from Crook County, Oregon. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1963, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Gary Edward Hibbard

    Born 1946; from Dimock, Pennsylvania. U.S. Marine Corps, mortarman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ann Hibbard

    Arrived at New York in 1881 aboard the Wyoming from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 47; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 908 records for Hibbard in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia214 records

214 records of the Hibbard name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 96
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 77
  • Other Australian records 41
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Frank Charles Hibbard

    Born 1898 in Hobart, Tasmania. Died 1937 in Tasmania, aged 39. Will registered in Tasmania in 1937.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record John Charles Hibbard

    Born 1871 in Hobart, Tasmania. Married 1896 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 25.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarah A. Hibbard

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Herald of the Morning, aged 20; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 214 records for Hibbard in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada59 records

59 records of the Hibbard name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 43
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Other Canadian records 12
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Hibbard

    Came to Ontario in 1876 aboard the Sardinian, landing at Quebec, bound for St. Catharines, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Avis Hibbard

    Buried in 1991 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 93.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Grace Adeline Hibbard

    Died 1944 in Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 59 records for Hibbard in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand10 records

10 records of the Hibbard name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Lillian Eleanor Hibbard

    Died 1976, aged 87; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Leslie Bruce Hibbard

    Died 1978, aged 58; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Edward James Hibbard

    Died 1948, aged 78; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Hibbard in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Hibbard name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. A. Hibbard

    Leicestershire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record B. Hibbard

    Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. J. Hibbard

    Dorsetshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Hibbard in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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