Gibbs (surname)

Gibbs (usually pronounced /ɡɪbz/) is a Scottish surname. It comes from the Gibbs clan in the Scottish Highlands.

Notable people with the surname

• Alan Gibbs (born 1939), New Zealand-born businessman, entrepreneur and art collector
• Alfred Gibbs (1823–1868), brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War
• Alfred W. Gibbs, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad
• Antony Gibbs (1756–1816), founder of British trading company Antony Gibbs & Sons
• Antony Gibbs (1925–2016), British film and television editor
• Armstrong Gibbs (1889–1960), English composer
• Brian Gibbs (1936–2014), English footballer and manager
• Caleb Gibbs (1748–1818), American soldier, commander of George Washington's "life guard"
• Calvin Gibbs, US Army soldier convicted of the murder of three Afghan civilians in 2010
• Charles Gibbs, pseudonym of American pirate James D. Jeffers (1798–1831)
• Cory Gibbs (born 1980), American soccer player
• Coy Gibbs (1972–2022), American NASCAR driver, football player, and coach
• Dick Gibbs (1892–1915), Australian rules footballer
• Dick Gibbs (basketball) (born 1948), American basketball player
• Donnie Gibbs (1945–2006), American football player
• Drew Gibbs (1962–2021), American college football coach
• Easton Gibbs, American football player
• Frederic A. Gibbs (1903–1992), American neurologist
• Frederick Gibbs (educationalist) (1866–1953), New Zealand school principal, educationalist and community leader
• Frederick S. Gibbs (1845–1903), American politician from New York
• Frederick J. Gibbs (1899–1963), British World War I flying ace
• Freddie Gibbs (born 1982) American musician
• Fredia Gibbs (born 1963) American martial artist, kickboxer and boxer
• Geoff Gibbs (1940–2006), Australian actor and drama teacher
• George Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
• Georgia Gibbs (1918–2006), American popular singer
• Gerald Gibbs, multiple people
• Glover Gibbs of Gibbs family (bakers) of South Australia
• Henry Gibbs (1630/1–1713), British oil painter
• Herschelle Gibbs (born 1974), South African cricketer
• Humphrey Gibbs (1902–1990), British governor of Southern Rhodesia
• Ione Wood Gibbs (c.1871–1923), American educator, journalist, and clubwoman
• J. D. Gibbs (Jason Dean Gibbs, 1969–2019), American racing driver
• Jahmyr Gibbs (born 2002), American football player
• Jake Gibbs (born 1938), American baseball player and college sports coach
• James Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
• Janie Lou Gibbs (1932–2010), American serial killer
• Janno Gibbs (born 1969), Philippine singer-songwriter, actor and comedian
• Joe Gibbs (born 1940), American football coach and motorsport team owner
• Joe Gibbs (record producer) (1942–2008; born Joel Gibson), Jamaican record producer
• Joe Gibbs (cricketer) (1946–2011), Grenadian cricketer
• John Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
• Jonathan Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
• Josiah Willard Gibbs Sr. (1790–1861), American linguist
• Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839–1903), American mathematical physicist
• Julia de Wolf Gibbs (1866–1952), American author and craftsman
• Keith Gibbs (born 1933), South African cricketer
• Kieran Gibbs (born 1989), English football player
• Lance Gibbs (born 1934), West Indies cricketer
• Leonard Gibbs (musician) (1948–2021), American percussionist
• Leonard W. H. Gibbs (1875–1930), New York politician
• Lilian Gibbs (1870–1925), British botanist
• Madarious Gibbs (born 1993), American basketball player
• Marla Gibbs (born 1931), American actress
• Mary Elizabeth Gibbs (1836–1920), New Zealander
• May Gibbs (1877–1969), Australian children's author, illustrator and cartoonist
• Michael Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
• Mifflin Wistar Gibbs (1823–1915), American-Canadian politician, businessman, and advocate for Black rights
• Nigel Gibbs (born 1965), English professional football manager and former player
• Nicholas Gibbs (1733–1817), early American pioneer.
• Nicole Gibbs (born 1993), American tennis player
• Norman E. Gibbs (1941–2002), American software engineer, scholar and educational leader
• Norman Gibbs (Canadian football) (born 1960), American football player
• Oliver Wolcott Gibbs (1822–1908), American chemist
• Pat Gibbs (born 1950), American football player
• Patrick Gibbs (1915–2008), Welsh World War II pilot, author and film critic
• Paul Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
• Peter Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
• Sir Philip Gibbs (1877–1962), English journalist and novelist
• Reggie Gibbs (1882–1938), Welsh international rugby player
• Robert Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
• Roger Gibbs (1934–2018), British financier
• Roland Gibbs (1921–2004), British military officer
• Ronald James Gibbs (1947–2023), known as Ronaldo Valdez, Philippine actor
• Scott Gibbs (born 1971), Welsh rugby footballer
• Stewart Gibbs (born 1980), English Paramedic
• Terri Gibbs (born 1954), American country music artist
• Terry Gibbs (born 1924), American jazz musician (vibraphone)
• Thomas Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
• Timothy Gibbs (born 1967), American director, actor, producer, and screenwriter
• William Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
• Wolcott Gibbs (1902–1958), American editor, humorist, theatre critic, playwright and author

Fictional characters with the surname

• Leroy Jethro Gibbs, main character of American TV series NCIS
• Joshamee Gibbs, character in American Pirates of the Caribbean films

See also

• Gibb (surname)
• Gibbes (surname)