Explore the Family Name Gibert

The meaning of Gibert

French and German: from a shortened form of the personal name Gilbert. This name was also brought to England by Huguenot refugees in the 17th century. History: This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gibert has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Gibert was ranked the 38,524th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 40,432nd position: a drop of roughly 5%. Despite this shift in rank, the actual count of people with the Gibert surname remained virtually stagnant at 541, showing a negligible increase of 0.19%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,524	#40,432	-4.95%
Count	540	541	0.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gibert

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Gibert surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, we see some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White saw a minor decrease of 1.19%, while those identifying as Black also decreased by 6.55%. On the other hand, there were increases among those who identified as Hispanic (up 17.48%) and those who reported having two or more races (up 40.95%). No individuals with the Gibert surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	54.44%	53.79%	-1.19%
Black	32.04%	29.94%	-6.55%
Hispanic	9.44%	11.09%	17.48%
Two or More Races	3.15%	4.44%	40.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%