Tibbets, a variant spelling of
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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Daniel Tibbets, American media executive
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Eliza Tibbets (1823–1898), introduced seedless navel oranges to California; wife of Luther C. Tibbets
* Jane Tibbets: see
List of Joseph Smith's wives
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Luther C. Tibbets (1820–1902), introduced seedless navel oranges to California; husband of Eliza Tibbets
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Paul Tibbets (1915–2007), American military officer; pilot of the airplane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
See also
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Tibbetts
References
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English-language surnames
Patronymic surnames