Bebb Surname

179,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Bebb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Barbara,' a variant of Babb, which see.

1611. Married — Roger Beb and Alice Bowles: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1741. — John Bebb and Sarah Prigg: ibid.

Bebb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0221:54,5196,634
United States5851:619,58850,111
Wales4731:6,542725
Australia1131:238,90022,291
Canada591:624,50251,218
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales3241:4,841332
England2591:94,1139,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

Bebb (21) may also be a first name.

Bebb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Barbara,' a variant of Babb, which see.

1611. Married — Roger Beb and Alice Bowles: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1741. — John Bebb and Sarah Prigg: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 the Old Teutonic name-stem Beb(b-. Bebbe or Bebba was the name of the wife Æthelfrith, King of Northumbria, ob. 617.

2 a variant of Babb, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh) Descendant of Bebb; descendant of Babb, a pet form of Barbara (the stranger).

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

Bebb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bebb is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bebb? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bebb is the 179,081st most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,058,139 people. The surname Bebb occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Bebb live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 1,022 people, or 1 in 54,519. In England Bebb is most prevalent in: Shropshire, where 24 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 10 percent are found and Merseyside, where 7 percent are found. Excluding England Bebb is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Wales, where 20 percent are found.

Bebb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bebb has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 395 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bebb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Brethren (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bebb are 14.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bebb earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.2% more than the national average, earning R 364,056 per year; in United States they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning $42,506 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.1% more than the national average, earning $59,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bebbs8950/
Webb75341,982/
Babb7522,460/
Bobb7511,369/
Bibb756,361/
Vebb7518/
Uebb756/
Bjbb751/
Bewb751/
Hbeebbh731/
Bibbs674,620/
Weebb6720/
Bhabb6714/
Webhb677/
Uehbb671/
Bgibb671/
Byweb671/
Webbz671/
Wiebb671/
Webbd671/
Bhibb671/
Weibb670/
Baibb670/
Whebb670/

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