Jubb Surname

119,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Jubb Surname Definition:

An old surname in Yorkshire. It is the northern English form of Job. In the reign of Edward Langshanks (1273) the name is represented as Jubbe in the wapentake of Osgoldcross (Hundred Rolls).

Jubb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1091:26,4193,610
United States8081:448,58838,453
Australia5561:48,5536,055
Canada1641:224,66821,579
Scotland841:63,7365,100
Iran361:2,132,84874,334
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Wales121:257,87814,969
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malta11:430,2723,380
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5081:16,1642,376
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

Jubb (12) may also be a first name.

Jubb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An old surname in Yorkshire. It is the northern English form of Job. In the reign of Edward Langshanks (1273) the name is represented as Jubbe in the wapentake of Osgoldcross (Hundred Rolls).

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

For Job, q.v.

Warin Jubbe.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps a corruption of Job.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Jube; a personal name.

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

Jubb was the name of a deputy - registrar of the Archbishop of York in the early part of last century (D.). As far back as the reign of Edward I. we find this name represented as Jubbe in the wapentake of Osgoldcross (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Jubb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jubb is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jubb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jubb is the 119,291st most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,891,395 people. Jubb is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Jubb are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name on earth, held by 12 people.

Jubb is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 2,109 people, or 1 in 26,419. In England Jubb is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 15 percent reside and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Jubb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jubb has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Jubb last name increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 467 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jubb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Jubb surname are 13.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.51% registered with the political party.

The amount Jubb earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 36.41% more than the national average, earning R 324,156 per year; in United States they earn 16.47% more than the national average, earning $50,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.7% more than the national average, earning $66,424 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jubbh89214/
Jubbs89123/
Jhubbs801/
Jobb751,052/
Hubb75250/
Zubb7561/
Subb7551/
Cubb7531/
Jubv751/
Juvb751/
Chubb677,681/
Hubbs675,547/
Khubb6719/
Geubb672/
Scubb672/
Jaubv671/
Ejubv671/
Joobb671/
Suibb671/
Yubbs670/
Haubb670/

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