Babb Surname
Approximately 22,460 people bear this surname
Babb Surname Definition:
(Anglo-Latin-Greek) a diminutive of Barbara = Stranger,Foreigner. [Latinbarbara, fem.
of barbarus, Greek ßάpßαpoς] (English) the A-Sax. pers. name Babba, of obscure origin, but perh. due to child- speech, and therefore conn. with English ‘babe'.
Read More About This SurnameBabb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18,008 | 1:20,128 | 2,540 |
| England | 1,468 | 1:37,955 | 4,939 |
| Canada | 656 | 1:56,167 | 6,639 |
| Barbados | 580 | 1:496 | 135 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 355 | 1:3,842 | 639 |
| Guyana | 207 | 1:3,682 | 669 |
| Australia | 194 | 1:139,153 | 14,991 |
| Belize | 193 | 1:1,842 | 421 |
| Costa Rica | 104 | 1:45,962 | 1,097 |
| Suriname | 77 | 1:7,177 | 1,738 |
| South Africa | 73 | 1:742,160 | 51,964 |
| Panama | 68 | 1:57,533 | 2,676 |
| Bahamas | 64 | 1:6,121 | 584 |
| Mexico | 56 | 1:2,216,539 | 19,710 |
| Wales | 50 | 1:61,891 | 5,534 |
| Netherlands | 48 | 1:351,816 | 39,430 |
| Northern Ireland | 33 | 1:55,910 | 4,502 |
| Jamaica | 26 | 1:110,383 | 4,369 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Slovakia | 19 | 1:280,866 | 41,728 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Grenada | 9 | 1:12,059 | 865 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | 1:22,532 | 985 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 786 | 1:31,012 | 4,126 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:71,292 | 3,399 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,401 | 1:14,766 | 1,886 |
Babb (155) may also be a first name.
Babb Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-Latin-Greek) a diminutive of Barbara = Stranger,Foreigner. [Latinbarbara, fem.
of barbarus, Greek ßάpßαpoς] (English) the A-Sax. pers. name Babba, of obscure origin, but perh. due to child- speech, and therefore conn. with English ‘babe'.
John Babbs.—Hundred Rolls
(English) Descendant of Babba (baby?), or of Babb, a pet form of Barbara (stranger), or of Bab, a pet form of Baptist (baptizer).
Babb Demographics
Average Male Babb Height
177.56 cm
Average Female Babb Height
164.6 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Babb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Babb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Babb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺏ, Hindi: बब्ब, Marathi: बाबा, Russian: Бабб) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Babb? popularity and diffusion
It is the 24,090th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 324,468 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Babb live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. Babb is also the 738,219th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 155 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 18,008 people, or 1 in 20,128. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Tennessee, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 67 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Babb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Babb has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 529 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Babb Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Babb are 18.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.49% being registered with the party.
The amount Babb earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.45% more than the national average, earning 489,541 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 253.66% more than the national average, earning R 840,420 per year; in United States they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $42,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning $50,902 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Babb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Babb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﺏ | bab | - |
| Babb in the Marathi language | ||
| बाबा | baba | - |
| Babb in the Hindi language | ||
| बब्ब | babba | 62.5 |
| बब़्ब | bababa | 25 |
| बब्बु | babbu | 12.5 |
| Babb in the Russian language | ||
| Бабб | babb | - |
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Babb Reference & Research
Babb FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Bobb FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Babb FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Bobb FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Babb
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