Tibbs is an English-language patronymic surname from a short form the medieval given names Tebald or Tibalt. 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 Jay Tibbs (born 1962), American baseball pitcher William Henry Tibbs (1816–1906), American attorney

Tibbs (surname)

Fictional characters

Miss Tibbs, a character from the sitcom Fawlty Towers

Virgil Tibbs, from the novel In the Heat of the Night

See also

Tibbets

Tibbetts

References

English-language surnames

Patronymic surnames

Surnames from given names

Tibbs (surname)