Dabbs Surname

65,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Dabbs Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Robert,' from the nick. Dob, pronounced Dab in the North; compare Rab for Rob (v. Dobb). Similarly the double diminutive Dob-in-et is found as Dabinet (v. Dobinet). In my old parish registers (Ulverston) Johnson is frequently spelt Janson, especially during the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Dabbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,0451:59,9607,064
England1,1271:49,4396,149
Canada1421:259,47624,513
Australia751:359,94330,133
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Wales391:79,3476,699
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6371:38,2664,920
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7151:70,2367,584

Dabbs (36) may also be a first name.

Dabbs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Robert,' from the nick. Dob, pronounced Dab in the North; compare Rab for Rob (v. Dobb). Similarly the double diminutive Dob-in-et is found as Dabinet (v. Dobinet). In my old parish registers (Ulverston) Johnson is frequently spelt Janson, especially during the 17th and 18th centuries.

1520-1. Henry Dabbe and Elizabeth Hopper: Marriage Lic. (London).

1571. Buried — Elizabeth Dabbes, servant to Mr. Harveye: St. Dionis Backchurch.

167.1. Married — Steven Miles and Saray Dab: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

A form of Dobbs, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of Dabb, a pet form of Robert (fame, bright).

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

From the German, Dabisch; a personal name.

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

Dabbs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dabbs (Georgian: დაბბს) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dabbs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,635th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 958,509 people. The last name Dabbs is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Dabbs are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dabbs is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 36 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 6,045 people, or 1 in 59,960. In The United States it is primarily found in: Alabama, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Dabbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dabbs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dabbs last name rose 845 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dabbs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dabbs last name are 15.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.14% registered with the party.

The amount Dabbs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 310.89% more than the national average, earning R 976,440 per year; in United States they earn 2.1% less than the national average, earning $42,241 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.2% more than the national average, earning $53,756 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhabbs9111/
D'Abbs914/
Dabb891,249/
Dobbs8033,440/
Debbs80250/
Dhabb8013/
Daibb801/
Daibbh731/
Dobbss731/
Ddhabb731/
Dabvsh731/
Doobbs730/
Dobb671,706/
Davb672/
Dhobb608/
Ddobb605/
Dobbz605/
Dobbx604/
Dobvs602/
Debbz601/
Dowbs601/
Davvs601/
Davbh601/
Douwbs551/

Dabbs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dabbs in the Georgian language
დაბბსdabbs-

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