Ebson Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ebson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Eve.' One English form of the tooktwonicks. Ibband Ebb and two dims. Ibbot and Ebbot (v. Ebbetts). There is no difficulty, of course, about Epps; compare Mapps and Mapson for Mabbs and Mabson, Hopps for Hobbs, and Hopkins for Hobkins.

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Ebson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Tanzania641:827,21343,161
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Ebson (2,180) may also be a first name.

Ebson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Eve.' One English form of the tooktwonicks. Ibband Ebb and two dims. Ibbot and Ebbot (v. Ebbetts). There is no difficulty, of course, about Epps; compare Mapps and Mapson for Mabbs and Mabson, Hopps for Hobbs, and Hopkins for Hobkins. Eppison below is manifestly Ebbeson. With the variant Epperson, compare Patterson for Pattison.

Henry Ebison, alias Ibbotson, Yorkshire. Calendars of State Papers (Domestic).

Thomas Ebson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Ebbes, 1505, Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1547-8. Richard Longman and Agnes Ebbes: Marriage Lic. (London).

Thomas Eppes, mayor of New Romney, Cal. State Papers (Domestic).

1607. Married-Edward Powell and Eliza Ebbes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1660.-George Granger and Eliza Eppison: ibid.

1667.-William Badham and Elizabeth Ebbe: ibid.

1681.-Thomas Goodwin and Mary' Ebeson: ibid.

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

Ebson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ebson (Russian: Ебсон) is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ebson? popularity and diffusion

Ebson is the 1,058,336th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Ebson reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ebson is also the 160,532nd most widespread given name internationally, borne by 2,180 people.

The surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Not including Malawi it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Ebson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ebson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ebson last name declined 35 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ebson Last Name Statistics demography

Ebson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 65.66% less than the national average, earning $14,819 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jebson91614/
Hebson91592/
Gebson9126/
Yebson9122/
Eibson916/
Geybson8318/
Geibson833/
Jeubson831/
Ebsen802,058/
Epson80488/
Ibson80147/
Efson8034/
Ewson807/
Evson804/
Ebsan801/
Ebsom801/
Gibson73404,479/
Hewson7310,946/
Jepson7310,548/
Ephson73879/
Jebsen73779/
Jibson73690/
Hibson73148/
Gepson73127/
Yepson73124/
Iepson7361/
Hepson7359/
Eibsen7330/
Gebsen739/
Gevson738/
Eybsen736/
Hefson735/
Hybson734/
Ibsoun734/
Eawson732/
Eppson732/
Ibsson732/
Jevson732/
Eivson731/
Edpson731/
Jebsan731/
Epsoon731/
Aibson731/
Eavson731/
Hevson730/
Iobson730/
Hebsen730/
Jeppson672,349/
Jephson67662/
Jepsson67109/
Gibsonn6730/
Gibsson6720/
Jeepson6713/
Yepsson678/
Gibsoon675/
Gibsion674/
Giibson674/
Jejpson674/
Jespson673/
Geevson671/
Hiobson671/
Hgibson671/
Hewsomn671/
Jepshon671/
Jeipson671/
Esfsoun671/
Hepsone671/
Gibsonh671/
Yepsonn670/
Heffson670/
Hewsone670/
Jepsion670/
Geppson670/
Heifson670/
Hiepson670/
Gepsson670/
Giepson670/
Heppson670/

Ebson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ebson in the Russian language
Ебсонebson-

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