Explore the Family Name Gibbens

The meaning of Gibbens

1. English (Kent): variant of Gibbons. 2. German: patronymic from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with geba ‘gift’.

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How common is the last name Gibbens in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gibbens has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 14,966 in terms of commonality and dropped slightly to 15,201 in 2010 representing a 1.57% decrease. Despite this decrease in rank, the actual count of people with the Gibbens surname increased by 6.95%, from 1,812 to 1,938 within the same period. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased marginally from 0.67 to 0.66, a drop of 1.49%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,966	#15,201	-1.57%
Count	1,812	1,938	6.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.67	0.66	-1.49%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gibbens

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows interesting trends for the Gibbens surname. The highest ethnic identity recorded was White with a percentage of 94.37 in 2000 which fell to 91.64 in 2010 indicating a decline of 2.89%. The Hispanic ethnic identity saw an increase from 2.10 to 3.56, a growth of 69.52%. The proportion of those identifying as Black also increased from 1.43 to 2.27, a rise of 58.74%. Additionally, Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity went up from 0.28 to 0.67, a significant increase of 139.29%. Those indicating two or more races rose from 0.83 to 1.29, a 55.42% increase. However, the American Indian and Alaskan Native group showed a decrease from 0.99 to 0.57, a decline of 42.42%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.37%	91.64%	-2.89%
Hispanic	2.1%	3.56%	69.52%
Black	1.43%	2.27%	58.74%
Two or More Races	0.83%	1.29%	55.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.28%	0.67%	139.29%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.99%	0.57%	-42.42%