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Ibbet Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ilbert,' a somewhat rare personal name found in the lath and 13th centuries. It managed, however, to secure surnominal honours, and thus lives on in our directories, though I fear it is obsolete as a fontal name.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
Ibbet Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ilbert,' a somewhat rare personal name found in the lath and 13th centuries. It managed, however, to secure surnominal honours, and thus lives on in our directories, though I fear it is obsolete as a fontal name.
Ilbert le Moneyer, 5 Henry II, Pipe Rolls.
Ilbert le Cementer. Fine Rolls of Richard I.
Ilbert de Hereford. Documents Illustrative of English History.
Robert Ilberd, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Hilberd, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
= Ibb (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.
Though this baptismal appellation rarely appears as a surname in its proper form, it has given rise to the following :-Ibbet, Ibbitt, Iberson, Ibbetson, Ibbotson, Ibbs, Ibison, Ibson, &c.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibbett | 91 | 221 | / |
| Hibbet | 91 | 26 | / |
| Gibbet | 91 | 5 | / |
| Jibbet | 91 | 0 | / |
| Ibbe | 89 | 95 | / |
| Hibbett | 83 | 696 | / |
| Hibbets | 83 | 118 | / |
| Gibbett | 83 | 62 | / |
| Gibbeth | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hibbeit | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hibbeth | 83 | 0 | / |
| Hibbest | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gibbe | 80 | 414 | / |
| Hibbe | 80 | 78 | / |
| Eibbe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Ibbit | 80 | 11 | / |
| Jibbe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ibbey | 80 | 5 | / |
| Aibbe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ebbet | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ibbie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ibber | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yibbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hibbetts | 77 | 304 | / |
| Ebbett | 73 | 613 | / |
| Ebbets | 73 | 148 | / |
| Hibbit | 73 | 141 | / |
| Ibbitt | 73 | 33 | / |
| Gibbey | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hibbey | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hibber | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gebbet | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gibbeh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hibbie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ibwete | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hibbes | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aibbes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oibebe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yibebe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jibbeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hubbet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ebbeit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jibbes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ibuete | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gibbit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebbetz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hibbed | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hibbee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hebbet | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gaibbe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ibba | 67 | 13,631 | / |
| Ebbe | 67 | 1,499 | / |
| Hibbitt | 67 | 1,255 | / |
| Ibbi | 67 | 506 | / |
| Hibbits | 67 | 396 | / |
| Gebbett | 67 | 194 | / |
| Ebbetts | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ibby | 67 | 15 | / |
| Heibbed | 67 | 15 | / |
| Eibbitt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ibbé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ybbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jbbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hebbett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hebbets | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gibbitt | 67 | 0 | / |
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