McKibben
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
McKibben (plural McKibbens)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McKibben is the 6801st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4958 individuals. McKibben is most common among White (86.75%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McKibben”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 557.