▁Gib ral tar ▁became ▁very ▁much ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁col ony , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁also ▁being ▁sta unch ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁links ▁with ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁Below ▁are ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁list ▁of ▁M alt ese ▁s urn ames ▁in ▁Gib ral tar ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁current ▁number ▁of ▁Gib ral t ari ans ▁who ▁possess ▁them . ▁ ▁Az z op ardi ▁( 2 2 ), ▁* ▁Barbara ▁( 1 2 ), ▁* ▁Borg ▁( 4 6 ), ▁* ▁Bu ge ja ▁( 1 1 ), ▁* ▁Bu h ag iar ▁( 1 4 ), ▁* ▁But t ig ieg ▁( 1 8 ), ▁* ▁Zam mit ▁( 3 7 ). ▁ ▁National ity ▁▁ ▁Gib ral t ari ans ▁are ▁British ▁citizens , ▁al beit ▁with ▁a ▁distinct ▁identity ▁of ▁their ▁own . ▁Gib ral tar ▁is ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁by ▁the ▁younger ▁generation ▁as ▁" G ib " ▁(/ d ʒ ɨ b /). ▁They ▁are ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁L lan itos ▁( or ▁Yan itos ), ▁both ▁locally ▁and ▁in ▁Spain . ▁Add itional ▁nick names ▁exist ▁for ▁them ▁in ▁English ▁for ▁Gib ral tar ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁Rock ▁of ▁Gib ral tar . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁census ▁Statistics ▁for ▁the ▁usually - Res ident ▁Population ▁and ▁Pers ons ▁Pres ent ▁in ▁Gib ral tar . ▁A ▁usual ▁resident ▁of ▁Gib ral tar , ▁for ▁census ▁purposes , ▁is ▁anyone