Tibbets Explained

Tibbets, a variant spelling of Tibbetts, is an English-language patronymic surname from the given names Tebald or Tibalt.^[1] Notable people with the name include:

• Andrew W. Tibbets (1830–1898) American Union soldier, and Medal of Honor recipient
• Daniel Tibbets (born ?), American media executive
• Eliza Tibbets (1823–1898), American citrus pioneer, suffrage activist, spiritualist, and a founder of Riverside, California; wife of Luther
• Jane Tibbets: see List of Joseph Smith's wives
• Luther C. Tibbets (1820–1902), American merchant, citrus pioneer, abolitionist, and a founder of Riverside, California; husband of Eliza
• Paul Tibbets (1915–2007), American military officer; pilot of the airplane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima; grandfather of Paul IV
• Paul W. Tibbets IV (born 1966), United States Air Force brigadier general; grandson of Paul

See also

• • Tibbetts

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanks . Patrick . Patrick Hanks . Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set . . Oxford, UK . 2003 . 978-0-19-508137-4 . 51655476 . 3 . 475 . 16 January 2021.