Dible Surname
Approximately 939 people bear this surname
Dible 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.
Read More About This SurnameDible Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 587 | 1:617,477 | 49,974 |
| Ivory Coast | 177 | 1:130,346 | 6,319 |
| England | 85 | 1:655,507 | 38,035 |
| Uruguay | 49 | 1:70,036 | 7,400 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 104 | 1:234,379 | 17,485 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 200 | 1:251,093 | 20,779 |
Dible (49) may also be a first name.
Dible 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.
For Theobald, q.v.
Perhaps the same as Tipple, Theobald.
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.).
Dible Demographics
Dible Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Dible Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dible Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dible has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dible? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dible is the 379,929th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,760,965 people. The last name Dible occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Dible reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 49 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 587 people, or 1 in 617,477. In The United States Dible is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 41 percent are found, Kansas, where 13 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.
Dible Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dible has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 294 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 18 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dible Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dible surname are 43.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90.38% registered with the political party.
Dible earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.15% less than the national average, earning $40,925 USD per year.
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