Gubbins

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English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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Gubbins pl (plural only)

  1. (folklore) A half-savage race said to live in Devonshire, described by the pastoral poet William Browne, among others.

Etymology 2

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Patronymic surname from a variant of the personal name Gibbon.

Proper noun

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Gubbins (plural Gubbinses)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Gubbins is the 42030th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 517 individuals. Gubbins is most common among White (93.62%) individuals.

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