Gubbins
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See also: gubbins
English
[edit]Etymology 1
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Noun
[edit]Gubbins pl (plural only)
- (folklore) A half-savage race said to live in Devonshire, described by the pastoral poet William Browne, among others.
Etymology 2
[edit]Patronymic surname from a variant of the personal name Gibbon.
Proper noun
[edit]Gubbins (plural Gubbinses)
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Statistics
[edit]- 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.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gubbins”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 95.