Gibson Irish genealogy records

Gibson households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland

All variants of Gibson

Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map

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Antrim:	63	Armagh:	64	Belfast city:	55	Carlow:	2
Cavan:	54	Clare:	22	Cork:	8	Cork city:	9
Derry:	64	Donegal:	24	Down:	269	Dublin:	14
Dublin city:	13	Fermanagh:	37	Galway:	3	Kerry:	2
Kildare:	5	Kilkenny:	4	Laois:	4	Leitrim:	3
Limerick:	3	Longford:	3	Louth:	6	Mayo:	7
Meath:	1	Monaghan:	27	Offaly:	6	Roscommon:	1
Sligo:	7	Tipperary:	4	Tyrone:	53	Waterford:	5
Westmeath:	16	Wexford:	6	Wicklow:	2

Surname Dictionary

Gibson

Very numerous: all areas especially E Ulster, which underlines their Scottish origin. The name, of course, is current in England and many Gibsons in the south derive from there. Gibb is a diminutive of Gilbert. Ir. Mac Gib. MIF.

Parishes where Gibson and a second surname are found together

Variants in Griffith's
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Gibson: 866

Non-Griffith's Variants

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Gebson
Gibbison
Gibbisson
Gibbson
Gibsone
Gybson