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)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A small village in Sibson-cum-Stibbington parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL0997).
   2. A village in Sheepy parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK3500).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sibson is the 89753^rd 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.