Diable Surname

662,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Diable Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Theobald,' from the nick. Tibbie, which became also Tipple, which see. A lazy pronunciation changed these to Dibble and Dipple. Interchanges between D and T were very common.

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Diable Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1651:337,68524,727
Ivory Coast1311:176,1167,859
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Gibraltar61:5,659991
France61:11,070,454349,096
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Diablé (1) are calculated separately.

Diable (167) may also be a first name.

Diable Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Theobald,' from the nick. Tibbie, which became also Tipple, which see. A lazy pronunciation changed these to Dibble and Dipple. Interchanges between D and T were very common. For several instances v. Tennyson (originally Dennyson). There can be no doubt about this derivation. So early as the Hundred Rolls we find:

Ralph Dibald, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

An unmistakeable variant of Tibald. the popular form of Theobald. Miss Yonge has the order thus: Theobald, Tybalt, Tibbie, Dibble (History Christian Names). The Netherlands form is Dippolt.

William Dibel, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1611. Margaret Dybald, killed at Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1730. Buried — Sarah Deble, servant to Mr. Eddowes: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1761. Married — John Dipple and Sarah Wincote: St. George, Hanover Square.

1788. — George Schleicher and Hannah Dibble: ibid.

1793. John Dible and Sarah Cross: ibid.

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

Perhaps the same as Tipple, Theobald.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Robson). Ranulph Diabolus occurs in Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Gilbert Devele in England, c. 1272 (HR). This family may possibly be descended from Robert Diabolus, Lord of Moulineaux, Normandy, before the Conquest.

The Norman People (1874)

The name of Dibble is now represented in the Bridgewater district. Thomas Dible, husbandman, embarked at Weymouth in 1635 for New England (H.). There was a William Dibel in London six centuries ago (H. R.).

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

Diable Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diable (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﺑﻞ) is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Diablé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diable? popularity and diffusion

Diable is the 662,685th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 16,087,298 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Diable reside; 37 percent reside in Northern Europe and 37 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 708,111th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 167 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 337,685. In England it is mostly found in: Merseyside, where 43 percent reside, Greater London, where 21 percent reside and Essex, where 11 percent reside. Apart from England this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Diable Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Diable has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Diable last name rose 971 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 478 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Diable Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Diable are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Diable earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.04% less than the national average, earning $30,619 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diablé941/
Djiable9237/
Diabley9225/
Diables923/
Diablie922/
Diabler921/
Diabl9155/
Diabelle8616/
Daiyable861/
Diabless861/
Diabel83366/
Deable8348/
Diabla8322/
Djable8315/
Dioble832/
Diably832/
Diabli831/
Diawle831/
Diobles7759/
Diabeli775/
Diabliz775/
Deableh773/
Diabell772/
Deablee771/
Djiabla771/
Djiabli771/
Deablea771/
Diavele771/
Diawele771/
Diabill771/
Dyablet770/
Djablehe7116/
Diabella713/
Djoibele712/
Diobelle711/
Djabil67472/
Djabel67158/
Djoble6792/
Djabli6765/
Deabel6749/
Djabla6725/
Diawla6724/
Deabli6716/
Dyabel674/
Diabelová672/
Deabil671/
Diobla671/
Dehhableh671/

Diable Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diable in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﺑﻞjabl50
ﺍﺟﺎﺑﻞajabl50

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