Dubber Surname
Approximately 813 people bear this surname
Dubber Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the dubber,' a flipperer, a furbisher of old garments. Probably, when in earlier use, a decorator of dress, one who embellished with gold lace, &c. The company of the Dubbers joined the procession of the York Pageant (York Mystery Plays).
Read More About This SurnameDubber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 240 | 1:232,159 | 19,279 |
| South Africa | 163 | 1:332,379 | 31,027 |
| Australia | 102 | 1:264,664 | 24,097 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| Germany | 69 | 1:1,166,746 | 76,492 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 149 | 1:163,593 | 14,057 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
The alternate forms: Dübber (22) are calculated separately.
Dubber (35) may also be a first name.
Dubber Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the dubber,' a flipperer, a furbisher of old garments. Probably, when in earlier use, a decorator of dress, one who embellished with gold lace, &c. The company of the Dubbers joined the procession of the York Pageant (York Mystery Plays). Halliwell suggests they were trimmers or binders of books. Bishop Latimer, speaking of another bishop, says, 'There stood by him a dubber, one Doctor Dubber, he dubbed him by-and-by, and said, '&c. (Second Sermon before Edward VI.)
Hugh de Croft, dubber, 13 Edward II: Freemen of York.
Hugo Wystow, douber, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robert le Dubber, Close Rolls, 38 Edward I.
Jordan le Dubbere. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Stephen le Dubbere, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Payn le Dubbour. Munimenta Gildhallæ Londoniensis.
Adam Dubbere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
'One messuage, 1 garden, ... 2 acres of pasture in Dalton (Wigan parish, Lancashire), now in the tenures of Richard Dowber and John Crosse,' &c. (1605): Lancashire Inquisitions.
1610. Baptised — Avis, d. Henry Dubber: St. James, Clerkenwell.
From the occupation, Old French doubeur, 'repairer.' The precise meaning of the term is not known. The company of the Dubbers joined the procession of the York Pageant (York Mystery Plays, p. xxvi). Johannes Dubber, a charter witness in Glasgow, c, 1290 (REG., p. 200,216). In 1329 there are entries of wheat, grain, and corn received from John Dubber (ER., I, p. 129,132, 179).
(English) Furbisher, Decorator, Fripperer, Bookbinder [Middle English dubbere, &c., from dubben, to dress, arm for battle; Old English dubbian, to dub]
A word of uncertain meaning. It may signify either a trimmer or binder of books, (See Halliwell,) or a maker of tubs. (See English Surn.)
Dubber: In the “Liber Albus” we have a Peter le Dubbour, whose trade was to furbish up old clothes. But a Dauber was the decorator of walls. In “Cocke Lorelle’s Bote” we have “Tylers, bryckeleyers, hardehewers; Paris-plasterers, daubers and lymeborners.”
Dubber Demographics
Average Dubber Salary in
United States
$36,478 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dubber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dubber Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dubber is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Dübber. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dubber? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 425,369th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,963,771 people. The last name Dubber occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Dubber are found; 34 percent are found in Northern Europe and 34 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used first name globally, held by 35 people.
Dubber is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 232,159. In England it is primarily found in: East Sussex, where 11 percent reside, Merseyside, where 9 percent reside and Hampshire, where 9 percent reside. Not including England this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Dubber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dubber has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dubber last name rose 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 383 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dubber Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Dubber are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.25% registered with the party.
The amount Dubber earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.49% more than the national average, earning R 307,728 per year; in United States they earn 15.46% less than the national average, earning $36,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.08% more than the national average, earning $56,184 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dübber | 94 | 22 | / |
| Dubbert | 92 | 1,769 | / |
| Duebber | 92 | 74 | / |
| Dubbeur | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dubberd | 92 | 0 | / |
| Dubbe | 91 | 951 | / |
| Doubbier | 86 | 1 | / |
| Doubbert | 86 | 0 | / |
| Dobber | 83 | 918 | / |
| Dubbey | 83 | 69 | / |
| Dibber | 83 | 21 | / |
| Dubbie | 83 | 6 | / |
| Dubbed | 83 | 5 | / |
| Dhubbe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Dubbee | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dubbet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dubbeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Doubbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Daubbe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Doebber | 77 | 593 | / |
| Dübbert | 77 | 105 | / |
| Doubbeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dubbeis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dubouer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dobbear | 77 | 0 | / |
| Daubuer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dubba | 73 | 6,649 | / |
| Dobbe | 73 | 1,493 | / |
| Dubbi | 73 | 615 | / |
| Dubby | 73 | 33 | / |
| Dubve | 73 | 32 | / |
| Duvbe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Dubbé | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dobbie | 67 | 4,660 | / |
| Doubbi | 67 | 544 | / |
| Doubba | 67 | 194 | / |
| Dhubba | 67 | 177 | / |
| Dubbio | 67 | 44 | / |
| Dowber | 67 | 38 | / |
| Dobbey | 67 | 29 | / |
| Dubbis | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dubbaa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dubbha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dubbai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Doobbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dubbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dubuir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duibba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dobbir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dufuer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Doebbe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dupuer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dobuer | 67 | 0 | / |
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