Bubb Surname

90,689th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Bubb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bubb.' Lower, quoting Ferguson, says: 'Bubba, an ancient Teutonic name.' I would, however, suggest that in some cases, like Babb, it is a nick, of Barbara, a favourite fontal name in the surname period.

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Bubb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2521:160,95016,390
England1,1441:48,7056,081
South Africa7361:73,6119,155
Australia5141:52,5216,484
Grenada1991:545109
Germany941:856,44161,781
Trinidad and Tobago611:22,3602,520
Wales551:56,2645,128
Canada491:751,95159,756
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
United States Virgin Islands181:6,132931
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
British Virgin Islands61:5,266561
France41:16,605,680368,153
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7581:32,1574,263
Wales221:71,2923,399
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5841:85,9918,942

Bubb (28) may also be a first name.

Bubb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bubb.' Lower, quoting Ferguson, says: 'Bubba, an ancient Teutonic name.' I would, however, suggest that in some cases, like Babb, it is a nick, of Barbara, a favourite fontal name in the surname period.

Henry Bubbe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert Bubbe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

William Bubbe, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon Bubbe, Wiltshire, ibid.

Matilda Bubbe, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

'Richard Dubbe, alias Bubbe de Horsey,' 18 Edward I: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

1801. Married — Joseph Bubb and Martha Purkiss: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) the A,-Sax. pers. nams Bubba-O.Ger. Bub(b)o, prob. related to Ger. bube, 'boy.'

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Bubba, an ancient Teutonic name. Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Bobe; in the Domesday Book, Bubba; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Bubbs have for centuries frequented this part of the country. Bubbe was a Wiltshire name in the reign of Henry III. (H. R.). A Bubb was sheriff of the city of Gloucester in 1653 (R.); and the mayor of Bristol in 1697 bore this name (Bar.). A family of gentry thus called lived in Stapleton 200 years ago (R.). Bubb is still a Gloucester name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bubb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bubb (Russian: Бубб) occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bubb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 90,689th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,379,172 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Bubb live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 28 people.

The last name Bubb is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,252 people, or 1 in 160,950. In The United States Bubb is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 15 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Nevada, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States Bubb is found in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Bubb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bubb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bubb last name expanded 386 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bubb Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Bubb are 21.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bubb earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.43% more than the national average, earning R 326,580 per year; in United States they earn 3.55% more than the national average, earning $44,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.76% less than the national average, earning $46,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bubbs89132/
Boubb891/
Busbb891/
Bobb7511,369/
Buwb751/
Boobb675/
Bhibb671/
Wubbs671/
Busvb671/
Bobbowa5586/
Wobb5066/
Bowb503/

Bubb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bubb in the Russian language
Буббbubb-

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Bubb Reference & Research

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