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GIBB

Gibb in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

965

0.1021

5.7844

Aberdeenshire

641

0.2369

13.4174

Forfarshire (Angus)

450

0.1663

9.4164

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

397

0.1014

5.7450

Fife

286

0.1654

9.3658

Renfrewshire

274

0.1210

6.8542

Ayrshire

251

0.1148

6.5017

Lancashire

158

0.0046

0.2581

Northumberland

156

0.0359

2.0326

County Durham

140

0.0161

0.9123

London

119

0.0041

0.2307

Surrey

117

0.0082

0.4655

Sussex

112

0.0227

1.2878

Perthshire

97

0.0740

4.1896

Yorkshire

93

0.0032

0.1819

Banffshire

92

0.1518

8.5980

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

87

0.1978

11.1995

Stirlingshire

82

0.0761

4.3100

Kent

80

0.0080

0.4545

Kincardineshire

75

0.2108

11.9396

Wigtownshire

62

0.1598

9.0518

Berwickshire

53

0.1498

8.4845

Dunbartonshire

36

0.0459

2.5970

Kirkcudbrightshire

34

0.0804

4.5532

Buteshire

25

0.1412

7.9987

Hampshire

25

0.0042

0.2364

Selkirkshire

24

0.0908

5.1426

Staffordshire

24

0.0024

0.1378

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

21

0.0543

3.0735

Cheshire

20

0.0031

0.1756

Roxburghshire

20

0.0378

2.1405

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

19

0.0090

0.5095

Argyll

18

0.0221

1.2535

Elginshire (Morayshire)

16

0.0352

1.9963

Clackmannanshire

15

0.0622

3.5210

Hertfordshire

14

0.0070

0.3937

Kinross-shire

14

0.1896

10.7362

Derbyshire

14

0.0031

0.1734

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

13

0.0026

0.1447

Warwickshire

13

0.0018

0.0999

Inverness-shire

12

0.0138

0.7790

Gloucestershire

11

0.0019

0.1087

Somerset

11

0.0023

0.1325

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

11

0.0137

0.7765

Suffolk

10

0.0028

0.1592

Dumfriesshire

8

0.0124

0.7021

Cumberland

8

0.0032

0.1801

Devon

6

0.0010

0.0559

Buckinghamshire

6

0.0034

0.1924

Worcestershire

6

0.0016

0.0891

Isle of Man

6

0.0111

0.6264

Wiltshire

5

0.0019

0.1096

Leicestershire

5

0.0015

0.0874

Essex

4

0.0007

0.0393

Channel Islands

4

0.0046

0.2617

Oxfordshire

4

0.0022

0.1256

Royal Navy

3

0.0086

0.4880

Cambridgeshire

3

0.0016

0.0918

Lincolnshire

3

0.0006

0.0364

Norfolk

2

0.0004

0.0252

Nottinghamshire

2

0.0005

0.0288

Zetland (Shetland)

2

0.0067

0.3796

Northamptonshire

1

0.0004

0.0206

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.4122

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0374

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0610

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

213

0.0912

5.1623

Barony

Lanarkshire

189

0.0790

4.4765

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

165

0.0984

5.5700

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

165

0.1633

9.2486

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

144

0.0915

5.1795

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

138

0.2443

13.8356

Cambusnethan

Lanarkshire

112

0.5337

30.2278

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

107

0.2114

11.9708

Shotts

Lanarkshire

61

0.5395

30.5565

Boness

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

50

0.8244

46.6897

Peterhead

Aberdeenshire

49

0.3425

19.3967

Paisley High Church

Renfrewshire

45

0.2497

14.1389

Beath

Fife

42

0.7685

43.5233

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

40

0.1432

8.1113

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

37

0.1422

8.0526

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

37

0.0911

5.1565

Hedworth Monkton Jarrow

County Durham

33

0.0877

4.9648

Markinch

Fife

33

0.5621

31.8318

Abbey

Renfrewshire

33

0.0955

5.4102

Auckinleck

Ayrshire

32

0.4728

26.7760

Top male forenames

John Gibb
William Gibb
Thomas Gibb
James Gibb
George Gibb
Henry Gibb
Robert Gibb
Alexander Gibb
Charles Gibb
Alfred Gibb
David Gibb
Joseph Gibb
Edward Gibb
Harry Gibb
Albert Gibb
Frederick Gibb
Walter Gibb
Hugh Gibb
Arthur Gibb
Percy Gibb
Peter Gibb
Samuel Gibb
Herbert Gibb
Francis Gibb
Andrew Gibb
Adam Gibb
Frank Gibb
Allan Gibb
Wm. Gibb
Donald Gibb
Thos. Gibb
Jno. Gibb
Howard Gibb
Tom Gibb
Ernest Gibb
Edwin Gibb
Ebenezer Gibb
Obed Gibb
R.G. Gibb
Alex Gibb
Cuthbert Gibb
Amos Gibb
Benjamin Gibb
A. Gibb
Anderson Gibb
Wm.S. Gibb
Archibald Gibb
Archie Gibb
Chas.H. Gibb
D. Gibb

Top female forenames

Mary Gibb
Elizabeth Gibb
Sarah Gibb
Margaret Gibb
Jane Gibb
Annie Gibb
Ann Gibb
Eliza Gibb
Ellen Gibb
Isabella Gibb
Emily Gibb
Hannah Gibb
Alice Gibb
Emma Gibb
Jessie Gibb
Agnes Gibb
Janet Gibb
Catherine Gibb
Florence Gibb
Caroline Gibb
Edith Gibb
Louisa Gibb
Amelia Gibb
Susan Gibb
Eleanor Gibb
Clara Gibb
Helen Gibb
Elizth. Gibb
Martha Gibb
Ada Gibb
Jemima Gibb
Maria Gibb
Harriet Gibb
Amy Gibb
Frances Gibb
Minnie Gibb
Kate Gibb
Anna Gibb
Grace Gibb
Jenit Gibb
Bertha Gibb
Bessie Gibb
Marion Gibb
Ruth Gibb
Barbara Gibb
Letitia Gibb
Elsie Gibb
Lucy Gibb
Charlotte Gibb
Lizzie Gibb

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Labourer
Carpenter
Coal Miner
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Baker
Housekeeper
General Serv
Grocer
Annuitant
Ag Lab
Plasterer
Joiner
Master Mariners Wife
Sholar
Painter
General Lab
Cook
Student
Wheelwright
Shepherd
Dress Maker
Master Mariner
Tailor
Joiner And Builder
Confectioner
Draper
Confectioners Assistant
Farmers Wife
Housemaid Domestic Servant
Grocer Unemployed
Gardener
Infant
House Wife
House Carpenter
Grocers Porter
Agricultural Labourer
Gardner
Dress Mkr
Ironwork
Labr Iron Works
Mariner
Fisherman
Ag La
Mariners Wife
Farmers Son
Lodging House Keeper
Income From Dividends