Chubb Surname

65,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Chubb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jubb' (i.e. Job). The old form of Job was Jubb, which see. It was especially popular in Yorkshire, as a reference to Poll Tax of 1379 fully proves. There are twelve Jubbs in the West Riding of Court Directory (1867).

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Chubb 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 States3,5941:100,85111,196
England2,2661:24,5893,396
Canada6711:54,9116,523
Australia3371:80,1069,319
New Zealand2571:17,6203,093
Wales2041:15,1691,654
South Africa1221:444,08037,713
Ireland691:68,2454,322
France511:1,302,406132,002
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Saint Lucia61:29,7971,820
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5751:15,4762,288
Wales691:22,7311,304
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7841:64,0546,976

Chubb (56) may also be a first name.

Chubb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jubb' (i.e. Job). The old form of Job was Jubb, which see. It was especially popular in Yorkshire, as a reference to Poll Tax of 1379 fully proves. There are twelve Jubbs in the West Riding of Court Directory (1867). This Jubb was sharpened into Chubb.

'William Chubbes (d. 1505), Master of Jesus College, Cambridge (whose name is given in the History of Framlingham as Chubbis, Jubbis, Chubbs, or Juobs). was born at Whitby, and was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he took his first degree in 1463': Dictionary of National Biography.

This is one more instance of supposed fish-names not being what they seem; compare Salmon, Turbott, Spratt, &c.

Adam Chubbe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Alicia Chubbe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

A nearer approach to modern Job is found in the same record:

Robert Chobbe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Alicia Chobbe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

John Chubb, temp. Elizabeth, Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

Isabell Chubb, ibid.

Osmund Chubbe, sup. for B.A., 1522: Register of the University of Oxford.

John Chub, sup. for B.A., 1524-5: ibid.

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

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Ceob(b)a (as seen in the place-name Chobham) [doubtless conn, with English chub, chubby, and also English cob, the sense being ‘fat,’ ‘stumpy’] But there has been confusion with Jubb, q.v.

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

(1) Nickname for Job in Old English. (2) Also a Fish (Chub).

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

From the Saxon cob, a great—headed, full—cheeked fellow. The fish called chubb was so named from its having a large head.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the French, Chupé (?); a personal name.$

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

Robert Chubb was mayor of Exeter in the reign of Henry VII. (I.). William Chubb was a Tavistock "vitteler" in the time of Cromwell (W. T.); and the name is still in the Tavistock district.

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

Average Chubb Salary in
United States

$42,585 USD

Per year
Rank:
667,573 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000953207
Rank: 11,483 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
98.69%
Sample size: 1,909 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Chubb Last Name Facts

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

Chubb is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chubb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 65,043rd most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 948,776 people. Chubb is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Chubb live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Chubb is also the 1,321,957th most common first name at a global level, borne by 56 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,594 people, or 1 in 100,851. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent live, Michigan, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States Chubb occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Chubb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chubb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chubb surname rose 458 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 296 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 383 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chubb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Chubb surname is primarily Catholic (39%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Chubb last name are 24.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chubb earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 155.34% more than the national average, earning R 606,780 per year; in United States they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $42,585 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.73% less than the national average, earning $48,821 CAD per year.

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