Gubb Surname

345,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gubb Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) the O. Teutonic name-stem Gub-.

Guba was abbot of Glastonbury in the eighth cent.

(Celtic) with a Hooked (or otherwise conspicuous) Nose [Irish gob (gub) = Gaelic gob, a beak or snout]

Gubb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5201:107,15011,192
New Zealand2571:17,6203,093
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Canada511:722,46357,796
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Wales451:68,7676,014
Australia421:642,75544,739
India101:76,706,538639,611
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1331:183,27315,057
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Gubb (70) may also be a first name.

Gubb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) the O. Teutonic name-stem Gub-.

Guba was abbot of Glastonbury in the eighth cent.

(Celtic) with a Hooked (or otherwise conspicuous) Nose [Irish gob (gub) = Gaelic gob, a beak or snout]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gubb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gubb is found most frequently in England. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gubb? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gubb is the 345,892nd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,888,040 people. The surname Gubb is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Gubb are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles. Gubb is also the 1,162,016th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 70 people.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 520 people, or 1 in 107,150. In England Gubb is most common in: Devon, where 31 percent are found, Somerset, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Barring England this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Gubb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gubb has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gubb last name increased 391 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 309 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gubb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gubb surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gubb earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 29.15% more than the national average, earning R 306,900 per year; in United States they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning $49,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $53,200 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gubbs8946/
Gubbt891/
Goubb890/
Ubb8662/
Goubbs801/
Gibb7521,153/
Hubb75250/
Gobb7572/
Oubb753/
Ubbs752/
Eubb751/
Ujbb751/
Hubbs675,547/
Uytbb671/
Goebb670/
Ghobb670/
Haubb670/
D'Gibb601/
Heubbs600/
Haubbs600/
Obb5728/
Uvb5713/
Ubv573/
Oubbowa552/
Hobb50329/
Guvv5020/
Uibv503/
Uhvb502/
Hubv502/
Guwv501/
Gowb501/
Gobv501/
Aubv501/
Uvbp501/
Ujvb501/
Ubhv501/
Oubv501/
Huvb501/
Oobb500/

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