Tibbs (surname)
Tibbs is an English-language patronymic surname from a short form the medieval given names Tebald or Tibalt.[1] Notable people with the name include:
- Andrew Tibbs (1929–1991), American blues singer and songwriter
- Casey Duane Tibbs (1929–1990), American cowboy actor
- Casey Tibbs (athlete), American Paralympian athlete
- Delbert Tibbs (1939–2013), American man who was wrongfully convicted of murder and rape in 1974
- Gary Tibbs (born 1958), British bass guitarist and actor
- Henry Tibbs (1877–1943), Irish-British Anglican priest
- James Tibbs III (born 2002), American baseball player
- Jay Tibbs (born 1962), American baseball pitcher
- William Henry Tibbs (1816–1906), American attorney
Fictional characters
[edit]- Miss Tibbs, a character from the sitcom Fawlty Towers
- Virgil Tibbs, from the novel In the Heat of the Night
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 3. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 475. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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