Dibble Surname

50,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Dibble 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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Dibble Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,8331:46,2735,630
England1,3981:39,8565,144
Wales3241:9,5511,052
Australia1691:159,73816,670
New Zealand1681:26,9544,714
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7981:30,5464,075
Wales501:31,3681,723
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6281:19,1092,428

Dibble (27) may also be a first name.

Dibble 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

For Theobald, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Dibble Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dibble (Arabic: ديبل) is most common in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dibble click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dibble? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 50,188th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 712,440 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Dibble are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 27 people.

The last name Dibble is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 7,833 people, or 1 in 46,273. In The United States Dibble is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 16 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 41 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Wales, where 3 percent are found.

Dibble Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dibble has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dibble surname grew 298 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 648 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dibble Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dibble last name are 20.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.45% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dibble earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $44,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.73% more than the national average, earning $52,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dibblee92359/
Dibbles92154/
Dibbley92124/
Dibbler9210/
Diebble920/
Dibbl912/
Dubble83159/
Dibbel8344/
Debble836/
Dibbli831/
Dibbell77145/
Dibbelt7747/
Dibblay774/
Dibblia772/
Dibbill770/
Debbler770/
Deabble770/
Dibbilla711/
Debbel679/
Dybbøl675/
Divvle672/
Dewble670/
Debblay6230/
Debbelt6226/
Divbell623/
Debbell620/
Depuille57204/
Dubbelli578/
Debbllay571/
Debbellis534/

Dibble Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dibble in the Arabic language
ديبلdybl-
دبليdbly-

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