Gubby Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gubby Surname Definition:

V. Gobby.

Gubby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2471:225,57918,901
Australia331:818,05251,601
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
India81:95,883,173728,828
Wales71:442,07621,198
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:188,95615,351
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Gubby (21) may also be a first name.

Gubby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Gobby.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

N. Gob, Guislanus Gobe, Normandy, 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Geoffry, Walter, &c., Cobbe, England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Gubig; a personal name.

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

Gubby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gubby is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gubby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 830,559th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Gubby live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles. Gubby is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.

It is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 225,579. In England it is most common in: Hampshire, where 26 percent reside, Greater London, where 16 percent reside and Devon, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account England it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent reside and Scotland, where 6 percent reside.

Gubby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gubby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gubby Last Name Statistics demography

Gubby earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 2.25% more than the national average, earning $50,800 CAD per year.

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