Gibson

Where Gibson comes from

From Gibb + -son.
— Wiktionary's entry for Gibson
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1831
    Gibson Atherton born
    judge
  2. 1882
    Debut at its peak, #691
    #691 among boys with 8 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  3. 1883
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1960
    Gibson Alba born
    Dominican Republic baseball player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Gibson Atherton · judge, 1831–1887
  • Gibson Alba · Dominican Republic baseball player, born 1960
  • Gibson C. Armstrong · American politician, born 1967
  • Gibson E. Armstrong · American politician, born 1943
  • Gibson Byrd · painter, 1923–2002

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.