Ebbs Surname

176,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,418 people bear this surname

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

Ebbs Surname Definition:

Ebb's (Sou): v. Ebb.

Ebbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9021:401,83935,135
England7981:69,8228,051
Ireland2701:17,4411,896
Canada1621:227,44221,827
Australia1341:201,46019,724
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Wales201:154,72710,755
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
France51:13,284,544357,392
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland701:63,2844,864
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3111:78,3778,472
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:277,45122,466

Ebbs (13) may also be a first name.

Ebbs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ebb's (Sou): v. Ebb.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From an old Frisian name Ebbe. Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Frisian, Ebbe; from the Danish, Eber; from the Dutch, Ebers; A. Ebbes; a personal name.

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

Ebbs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ebbs (Russian: Эббс) occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ebbs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ebbs is the 176,950th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,013,873 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Ebbs live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most common given name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 902 people, or 1 in 401,839. In The United States Ebbs is most numerous in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent are found and Ireland, where 11 percent are found.

Ebbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ebbs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ebbs surname increased 498 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 257 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 386 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 480 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ebbs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ebbs last name is predominantly Anglican (39%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ebbs last name are 8.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.03% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ebbs earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.73% less than the national average, earning $37,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning $53,155 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hebbs89227/
Gebbs8921/
Yebbs896/
Eibbs891/
Eabbs890/
Jebbs890/
Ebb86880/
Ebbsjø803/
Heibbs800/
Heubbs800/
Abbs754,437/
Hebb754,014/
Ibbs75649/
Gebb75112/
Obbs759/
Ebvs753/
Ebbx751/
Ebbt751/
Eebb751/
Eubb751/
Gibbs67135,333/
Hobbs6799,708/
Hibbs6710,903/
Habbs679/
Jibbs678/
Abbss677/
Heebb676/
Abbsh676/
Abbås675/
Aabbs673/
Heibb672/
Hebbd671/
Abbsz671/
Yibbs671/
Abbhs671/
Hybbs671/
Yobbs670/
Heabb670/

Ebbs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ebbs in the Russian language
Эббсebbs-

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