McKibben

English

Alternative forms

• McKibbin

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhibín (“son of Fibín”), a pet form of Philip. Also an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Giobúin; compare McGibbon.

Proper noun

McKibben (plural McKibbens)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McKibben is the 6801^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4958 individuals. McKibben is most common among White (86.75%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McKibben”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 557.