Sibson
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Sigeberht, which is composed of the elements siġe (“victory”) and berht (“bright, clear”), + -s- + dūn (“hill”).
Proper noun
Sibson (countable and uncountable, plural Sibsons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A small village in Sibson-cum-Stibbington parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL0997).
- A village in Sheepy parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK3500).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sibson is the 89753rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 206 individuals. Sibson is most common among White (97.57%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sibson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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