Babb Surname

24,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

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'.

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Babb Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,0081:20,1282,540
England1,4681:37,9554,939
Canada6561:56,1676,639
Barbados5801:496135
Trinidad and Tobago3551:3,842639
Guyana2071:3,682669
Australia1941:139,15314,991
Belize1931:1,842421
Costa Rica1041:45,9621,097
Suriname771:7,1771,738
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Panama681:57,5332,676
Bahamas641:6,121584
Mexico561:2,216,53919,710
Wales501:61,8915,534
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
Jamaica261:110,3834,369
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Grenada91:12,059865
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Norway71:734,61250,907
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines51:22,532985
India51:153,413,076951,030
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
France41:16,605,680368,153
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guam11:160,1214,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7861:31,0124,126
Wales221:71,2923,399
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4011:14,7661,886

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

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Babba (baby?), or of Babb, a pet form of Barbara (stranger), or of Bab, a pet form of Baptist (baptizer).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith
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Babb Demographics

Babb Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 4,010 (2014)

United States
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Babb Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Babb Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Babb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺏ, Hindi: बब्ब, Marathi: बाबा, Russian: Бабб) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,090th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 324,468 people. The surname Babb 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. It is also the 738,219th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 155 people.

The last name Babb is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 18,008 people, or 1 in 20,128. In The United States Babb is primarily found in: Texas, where 8 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Tennessee, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 67 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Babb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Babb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Babb surname increased 529 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Babb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Babb surname are 18.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.49% being registered to vote for the political 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

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Babbs891,818/
Bhabb8914/
Baibb890/
Baibeb808/
Baibhb801/
Bahabb801/
Babbtt801/
Bobb7511,369/
Bebb752,383/
Wabb757/
Vabb755/
Babv751/
Uabb751/
Babbová7319/
Bhabhbh734/
Bobbs67415/
Boobb675/
Whabb673/
Wahbb672/
Wgabb671/
Bobbz671/
Wabbz671/
Boubb671/
Wabbs671/
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Babb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Babb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﺏbab-
Babb in the Marathi language
बाबाbaba-
Babb in the Hindi language
बब्बbabba62.5
बब़्बbababa25
बब्बुbabbu12.5
Babb in the Russian language
Баббbabb-

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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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