Origins of the Gibbons surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 561North West 502Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 512East Midlands 302West Midlands 784East 505London 2014South East 888South West 297South Wales 168Mid Wales 14West WalesNorth Wales 27Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gibbonses lived in london

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    34,000 Gibbons Travel & migration records
    95,000 Gibbonses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gibbons

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    419th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Gibbons surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Gibbons first names?

    John

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    Common jobs for Gibbonses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Gibbonses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    371

    Laundress

    281

    Domestic Servant

    232

    General Servant Domestic

    226

    Charwoman

    181

    Commmon male occupations for Gibbonses in 1921

    General Labourer

    484

    Agricultural Labourer

    388

    Coal Miner

    328

    Farm Labourer

    275

    Carpenter

    264

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