Babbitt Surname

67,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Babbitt Surname Definition:

= Babb (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. –et

Babbitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3051:49,6186,014
Canada861:428,43737,472
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7001:29,5403,594

Babbitt (20) may also be a first name.

Babbitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Babb (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. –et

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of little Babb or Babba.

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

Babbitt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Babbitt (Arabic: بابيت) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Babbitt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babbitt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 67,013th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 980,827 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Babbitt live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. Babbitt is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 7,305 people, or 1 in 49,618. In The United States Babbitt is most numerous in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Michigan, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States Babbitt is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Argentina, where 0 percent reside.

Babbitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Babbitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Babbitt last name rose 430 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Babbitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Babbitt last name are 13.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Babbitt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.98% more than the national average, earning $56,629 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Babbitts9371/
Babbitte931/
Babbiett931/
Babbittt930/
Babbit92451/
Bobbitt869,823/
Babbitz8667/
Babbits8635/
Babbett8610/
Bebbitt861/
Babbith861/
Babuitt861/
Babbite860/
Babbi831,049/
Bobbitte8018/
Babbette804/
Babbitch801/
Babbie77374/
Bobbit77303/
Babbio7721/
Babbis7715/
Babbai7712/
Baabbi779/
Babbei775/
Bhabbi775/
Wabbit772/
Babbet772/
Babbip771/
Boubbeitt754/
Bobbett711,045/
Babbaia71136/
Babbish7198/
Bobbits7114/
Babbich713/
Bobbytt713/
Babbeih711/
Bebbett711/
Babwait711/
Babbicz711/
Babuite711/
Babbhai711/
Babbeth711/
Babbizz711/
Bobbite710/
Babba6711,728/
Babbe67641/
Bobbi67505/
Babby67270/
Bobbette67102/
Babbé6745/
Boubbeit6720/
Vabbi677/
Babvi675/
Baubuitz671/
Vobbitte671/

Babbitt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Babbitt in the Arabic language
بابيتbabyt-

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