Ebb Surname

399,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
French Polynesia
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Ebb Surname Definition:

The Old Teutonic Ebbe, Ebba, Ebbi, Ebbo, Ebo, &c., diminutive forms of Ebur-names, esp. Ebur- hard-Boar-Brave [O.H.Ger. ebur (mod. eber)-Old English eofer, a wild boar + Teutonic hard, hard, brave]

Ebb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
French Polynesia5031:55821
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Australia511:529,32739,816
England251:2,228,72284,230
France101:6,642,272293,169
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Ebb (492) may also be a first name.

Ebb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Old Teutonic Ebbe, Ebba, Ebbi, Ebbo, Ebo, &c., diminutive forms of Ebur-names, esp. Ebur- hard-Boar-Brave [O.H.Ger. ebur (mod. eber)-Old English eofer, a wild boar + Teutonic hard, hard, brave]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ebb Last Name Facts

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

Ebb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻪ) occurs more in French Polynesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ebb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 399,716th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,281,302 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 64 percent of Ebb live; 58 percent live in Oceania Islands and 57 percent live in Polynesia. Ebb is also the 383,044th most widely held first name internationally, held by 492 people.

This surname is most prevalent in French Polynesia, where it is carried by 503 people, or 1 in 558. Besides French Polynesia this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Ebb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ebb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ebb surname grew 311 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ebb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ebb surname are 26.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 79.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Ebb earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.31% more than the national average, earning $45,008 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hebb864,014/
Ebbs862,418/
Jebb861,312/
Gebb86112/
Yebb864/
Ebbt861/
Eubb861/
Eebb861/
Aebb861/
Hebbs75227/
Heebb756/
Yebbs756/
Heibb752/
Jebbh751/
Ehebb751/
Eeibb751/
Eibbs751/
Hebbd751/
Heabb750/
Eabbs750/
Jebbs750/
Abb674,809/
Ebv67343/
Ibb67127/
Obb6728/
Äbb6726/
Ewb6715/
Evb679/
Jbb679/
Ybb676/
Heibbs670/

Ebb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ebb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻪabh-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ebb
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