The Tibbs surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,294 people carried this name — #4,835 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,500 people counted. That is up 6% from 6,908 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Tibbs surname

A surname originating as a patronymic or as a matronymic.

From a Middle English diminutive of the given names Theobald and Isabel.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Tibbs» (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 Theobald’ — the first of the origins he gives.

An early record he cites: Walter Tybbe, Somerset, 1327–28 (1 Edward III) — Kirby's Quest (Somerset).

His entry covers Tebb and Tibbs.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 739 · public domain.

In print

Tibbs in American newspapers,
1877–1901.

Newspaper page from The Billings Gazette carrying the name Tibbs
The Billings Gazette 1899-03-24
Newspaper page from The Bossier Banner carrying the name Tibbs
The Bossier Banner 1877-11-15
Newspaper page from Ellsworth American carrying the name Tibbs
Ellsworth American 1901-09-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,110 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Tibbs in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

4,332 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tibbs. The most, 1,151, date from the 1880s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 5.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,409
New South Wales 1,185
Tasmania 845
Queensland 428
ACT (Canberra) 202
Western Australia 131
South Australia 118
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Tibbs,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Tibbs
    James Tibbs 1855–1924 · head teacher
  • Henry Tibbs 1633–1675
  • Elizabeth Tibbs 1667–1740
  • William Henry Tibbs 1816–1906 · lawyer
  • Henry Tibbs 1877–1943 · priest
  • Roy Wilford Tibbs 1888–1944

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 Tibbs,
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 States471 records

471 records of the Tibbs name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 253
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 113
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 52
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 27
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Wanzer Tibbs

    Born 1919 in Virginia. Enlisted 1944 at Richmond; driver from Culpepper County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Culpeper National Cemetery, Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Tibbs

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Gallia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 25; servant. From Lancashire, England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Eugene Costella Tibbs

    Born 1933; from Sellman, Maryland. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 471 records for Tibbs in the United States.

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

Australia133 records

133 records of the Tibbs name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 77
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 28
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 12
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 9
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Isaac Tibbs

    Died 1836 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 52. Will registered in Tasmania in 1836.

    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 Emily Ella Tibbs

    Born 1869 in Hobart, Tasmania. Married 1898 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 29.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Robert Tibbs

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Prince of Orange, arriving 1821.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 133 records for Tibbs in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). 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); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Canada16 records

16 records of the Tibbs name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 9
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Robert Tibbs

    Died 1996, aged 75; buried at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Evan Tibbs

    Died 1973 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 89.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Leander Francis Tibbs

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 16 records for Tibbs in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom16 records

16 records of the Tibbs name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Henry Tibbs

    Buried in 1811 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 72.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jane Tibbs

    Buried in 1816 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 37.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Tibbs

    Buried in 1830 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 47.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 16 records for Tibbs in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Tibbs 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 George Tibbs

    Died 1907, aged 58; buried at Linwood 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 Susannah Tibbs

    Died 1899, aged 61; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

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).

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