Dubbs Surname

201,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dubbs Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dub.' 'Dub, a small pool of water, a piece of deep and smooth water in a rapid river. North English' (Halliwell). 'Spared neither dub nor mire.' - Robin Hood.

Adam del Dobbes, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Dubbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0531:176,55117,719
England121:4,643,172139,951
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5041:99,64010,124

Dubbs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dub.' 'Dub, a small pool of water, a piece of deep and smooth water in a rapid river. North English' (Halliwell). 'Spared neither dub nor mire.' - Robin Hood.

Adam del Dobbes, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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

Dubbs Last Name Facts

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

Dubbs is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dubbs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 201,183rd most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,515,459 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Dubbs live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,053 people, or 1 in 176,551. In The United States Dubbs is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Ohio, where 5 percent are found and Nebraska, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Dubbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dubbs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dubbs last name increased 407 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dubbs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dubbs surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dubbs surname are 30.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.97% being registered with the party.

Dubbs earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.72% less than the national average, earning $41,113 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dubb891,039/
Dobbs8033,440/
Dibbs80688/
Dhubb8011/
Dubbc801/
Dubbz801/
Douwbs731/
Dobbss731/
Doobbs730/
Dobb671,706/
Dubbová671/
Dhobb608/
Ddobb605/
Dobbz605/
Dobvs602/
Dibbz601/
Dowbs601/
Dumpfs553/

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