Tibbetts is an English-language
patronymic surname
A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames.
For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...
from the given names Tebald or Tibalt.
Notable people with the name include:
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Billy Tibbetts
William Thomas Tibbetts (born October 14, 1974) is an American former professional ice hockey player who last played for the Cape Cod Bluefins of the Federal Hockey League.
Playing career
ECHL
Tibbetts started his career in the ECHL with the ...
(born 1974), ice hockey player
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George W. Tibbetts (1845–1924), American merchant and farmer; critic of violence against Chinese workers
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John C. Tibbetts
John Carter Tibbetts (born Paola, Kansas, October 6, 1946, and grew up in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an American film critic, historian, author, painter, and pianist. He is currently a film professor at the University of Kansas.
Career
After rece ...
(born 1946), film critic, historian, and pianist
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Kurt Tibbetts
Darwin Kurt Tibbetts, OBE (born 2 March 1954) is a Caymanian politician and former Leader of Government Business in the Cayman Islands. Tibbetts served as leader of the People's Progressive Movement party from August 2002 – February 2011. Ti ...
(born 1954), politician
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Mollie Tibbetts
On July 18, 2018, University of Iowa student Mollie Cecilia Tibbetts disappeared while jogging near her home in Brooklyn, Iowa. A month later, police identified 24-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera as a suspect in connection with the disappearance; ...
(1998–2018), American murder victim
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Steve Tibbetts
Steve Tibbetts (born 1954) is an American guitarist and composer. He views the recording studio as a tool for creating sounds. Most of his albums include percussionist Marc Anderson.
Style
Tibbetts plays acoustic and electric guitar and exoti ...
(born 1954), guitarist and composer
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Tammy Tibbetts, (born 1985), American women's rights activist
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Willard Tibbetts
Willard Lewis Tibbetts, Jr. (March 26, 1903 - March 28, 1992) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team. Tibbetts grew up in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. He graduated from Worcester Academy in 1922 and matriculate ...
(1903–1992), runner
See also
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Tibbets
References
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English-language surnames
Patronymic surnames