Dibbs Surname

483,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Dibbs Surname Definition:

i) Bapt 'the son of Theobald,' from the nick. Tebb or Tibb, changed to Dibb, of which the patronymic is Dibbs; v. Dibble, (a) Bapt. 'the son of Isabella,' from the nick. Tibb (v. Tebb) with a similar change of initial. Dibb is a common surname in Yorkshire, where Isabella and its nick.

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Dibbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
England1651:337,68524,727
Australia1161:232,72221,885
Jamaica1001:28,6992,167
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Wales121:257,87814,969
Israel101:855,76354,181
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Dibbs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

i) Bapt 'the son of Theobald,' from the nick. Tebb or Tibb, changed to Dibb, of which the patronymic is Dibbs; v. Dibble, (a) Bapt. 'the son of Isabella,' from the nick. Tibb (v. Tebb) with a similar change of initial. Dibb is a common surname in Yorkshire, where Isabella and its nick. Tibb were especially familiar five centuries ago.

1621. Thomas Dibb and Ursula Wyld: Marriage Lic. (London).

1796. Married — Richard Dibson and Jane Tomling: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A surname recorded in Fife. A contraction of Dibble, itself a pet form of Theobald.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Dibb’s (Son): v. Dibb.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the German, Dibus; a personal name.

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

Dibbs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dibbs is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dibbs? popularity and diffusion

Dibbs is the 483,673rd most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,592,363 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Dibbs reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Dibbs is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 1,503,979. In The United States Dibbs is most frequent in: Florida, where 16 percent live, Virginia, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

Dibbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dibbs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dibbs last name increased 1,205 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dibbs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dibbs surname is chiefly Anglican (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dibbs surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dibbs earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $42,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.74% more than the national average, earning $57,502 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dibb892,394/
D'Gibbs832/
Dubbs802,073/
Debbs80250/
Dhibb80149/
Dibbx801/
Dybbs801/
Dibbz801/
Daibb801/
Dibbhh731/
Daibbh731/
D'Gibb731/
Debb67150/
Deebb601/
Dubbz601/
Debbh601/
Debbz601/

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