Gebbie Surname

221,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Gebbie Surname Definition:

The g is hard. A variant of Gibbie, which is a Scots diminutive of Gilbert, which see. Four of the name in record in Ayrshire and Lanarkshire (CD.). The George Gebbie publishing firm in Philadelphia issued the complete works of Bums in six volumes in 1898.

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Gebbie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5521:656,62952,580
Scotland3511:15,2531,912
England3281:169,87215,639
Australia2491:108,41612,099
New Zealand2401:18,8683,310
Canada651:566,85547,218
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2941:12,7321,504
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Gebbie (77) may also be a first name.

Gebbie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The g is hard. A variant of Gibbie, which is a Scots diminutive of Gilbert, which see. Four of the name in record in Ayrshire and Lanarkshire (CD.). The George Gebbie publishing firm in Philadelphia issued the complete works of Bums in six volumes in 1898. An Ayrshire family of this name claimed to be descendants of a survivor of the Spanish armada of 1588 (SN&Q., III, p. 31). See Gibbieson.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Gebbie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gebbie occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gebbie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 221,309th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,952,031 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 37 percent of Gebbie live; 37 percent live in Northern Europe and 37 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,100,117th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 77 people.

Gebbie is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 552 people, or 1 in 656,629. In The United States Gebbie is most numerous in: California, where 14 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and Ohio, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 19 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Gebbie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gebbie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,533 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gebbie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gebbie last name is chiefly Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gebbie surname are 4.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gebbie earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.12% more than the national average, earning R 306,840 per year; in United States they earn 13.42% more than the national average, earning $48,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.6% more than the national average, earning $50,479 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gebbies921/
Gebbe91105/
Ebbie9153/
Gebbi9130/
Guebbier861/
Sebbie831,062/
Ghebbi83215/
Gabbie83173/
Gobbie83120/
Gibbie83102/
Gebber8321/
Ebbiye8313/
Gebbet839/
Ghebbe836/
Jebbie835/
Zebbie834/
Guebbi834/
Guebbe833/
Ngebbe831/
Geebbe831/
Gebbis831/
Gebbes831/
Gebbey830/
Gebbett77194/
Guebbai774/
Ebbeiye773/
Ghebber773/
Zebbihe771/
Hebbier771/
Gibbies770/
Gobbi7324,406/
Gabbi732,498/
Gobbe73831/
Gabbe73519/
Gibbe73414/
Gebba73225/
Gebby73122/
Gibbi7350/
Evbie7338/
Ebbey7337/
Gevbi735/
Jbbie732/
Ebbei732/
Ibbie732/
Gebve731/
Ebvie731/
Gibbes67612/
Gabbai67519/
Gabbey67445/
Gibber67295/
Gabbei6789/
Gobbee6753/
Gobbey6746/
Göbber6745/
Ghobbi6743/
Sibbie6738/
Gabbeh6726/
Ebbeye6725/
Yobbie6718/
Gibbey6714/
Ebbeya678/
Gabbhi677/
Ghabbi677/
Ebbiya676/
Gibbet675/
Gibbeh675/
Hibbie674/
Gibbis674/
Hebbey673/
Ebbeih672/
Zewbie672/
Ebbaye672/
Gaabbi672/
Gabbye672/
Ghabbe672/
Gobbeu671/
Ebbawe671/
Ebbeid671/
Ebbeit671/
Ebboye671/
Ebvieh671/
Gibbai671/
Gibbio671/
Gobbeh671/
Gobbei671/
Gobbée671/
Guibbi671/
Gibbit671/
Gibuie671/
Ebbeus671/
Ebbihi671/
Hebbai671/
Gaibbe670/

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