Cribb, also spelt Cribbs, is a surname of Old English origin derived from crib(b) "manger". It is an occupational surname for cowherds. Notable people with the surname include: Australia Alan Cribb (born 1925), botanist and mycologist Benjamin Cribb (1807–1874), pioneer and politician in Queensland James Clarke Cribb (1856–1926), politician in Queensland Joan Cribb (1930–2023), botanist and mycologist John Cribb (1950–2018), triple murderer Julian Cribb, science writer Margaret Cribb (1924–1993), political scientist Reg Cribb, playwright Robert Cribb (1805–1883), pioneer and politician in Queensland Roger Cribb (1948–2007), archaeologist and anthropologist Thomas Bridson Cribb (1845–1913), politician in Queensland Canada; Ernest Cribb (1885–1957), sailor New Zealand; Bruce Cribb (born 1946), speedway rider Jo Cribb, public servant Otto Cribb (1878–1901), boxer Ron Cribb (born 1976), rugby union player Tai Cribb (born 2004), rugby union player United Kingdom Guy Cribb (born 1970), windsurfer Harvey Cribb (born 2006), footballer Joe Cribb (born 1948), numismatist Joseph Cribb (1892–1967), sculptor Stan Cribb (1905–1989), footballer Steve Cribb (1944–1994), disability rights activist and numismatist Tom Cribb (1781–1848), bare-knuckle boxer United States of America Claire Cribbs (1912–1985), basketball player and coach James Cribbs (born 1966), football player Joe Cribbs (born 1958), football player Josh Cribbs (born 1983), football player T. Kenneth Cribb Jr. (born 1948), activist Fiction Sergeant Daniel Cribb is the main character in a series of novels by Peter Lovesey
See also Cribb & Foote, department stores in Australia Cribb Island, Queensland Cribbs Causeway, mall in Bristol The fictional Cribb brothers are singers in a satirical band, The Hee Bee Gee Bees
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