Find out how popular the last name Jibben is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Jibben.

Jibben, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Jibben surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jibben in America

Jibben is the 74141st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jibben surname appeared 261 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Jibben.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jibben to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Jibben

The surname JIBBEN is believed to have originated in the lowlands of Scotland during the medieval period, likely in the area around the Scottish Borders. It is thought to be derived from the Old English word "gibb," which means a male goat or ram, suggesting that the name may have initially been a nickname for someone with a prominent nose or other facial feature resembling a goat.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the JIBBEN surname can be found in the "Ragman Rolls" of 1296, a collection of homage rolls in which Scottish nobles and landowners pledged allegiance to King Edward I of England. The name appears as "Gybbon," which is believed to be an early spelling variation.

In the 14th century, the name is documented in various charters and land records from the Scottish Borders region, including a mention of a "John Gybbon" in a charter from 1362. This suggests that the JIBBEN surname had become established in this area by the late medieval period.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the JIBBEN surname began to spread beyond the Scottish Borders, with records showing families of this name in various parts of Scotland and northern England. One notable figure from this time was Robert Jibben, a Scottish soldier who fought in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms during the 1640s.

In the late 17th century, the JIBBEN surname is associated with the village of Jibbentown, located in the Scottish Borders region. This place name is believed to have derived from the surname, suggesting that a family or clan of Jibbens may have been prominent landowners or residents in this area.

Other notable individuals with the JIBBEN surname throughout history include:

1. William Jibben (c. 1620-1685), a Scottish merchant and landowner in the Borders region.
2. Margaret Jibben (c. 1700-1770), a Scottish author and poet from Edinburgh.
3. James Jibben (1765-1842), a Scottish-born soldier who served in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars.
4. John Jibben (1810-1887), a Scottish-born industrialist and founder of the Jibben Manufacturing Company in Manchester, England.
5. Elizabeth Jibben (1845-1922), a Scottish-born suffragette and activist for women's rights in the United States.

While the JIBBEN surname has its roots in the medieval Scottish Borders region, over the centuries, it has spread to various parts of the United Kingdom, as well as to other countries through immigration and migration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jibben

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Jibben.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Jibben was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Jibben has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Jibben was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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