Jubbs Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Jubbs 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).

Jubbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:696,47639,547
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Jubbs 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)

Perhaps a corruption of Job.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

Jubbs Last Name Facts

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

Jubbs is found most in England. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jubbs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jubbs is the 1,628,521st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. Jubbs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Jubbs live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Jubbs is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 696,476. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 44 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 30 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside. Not including England Jubbs exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Jubbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jubbs has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Jubbs surname expanded 421 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jhubbs911/
Jubb893,853/
Hubbs805,547/
Jubbh80214/
Jobbs8030/
Subbs8028/
Cubbs8019/
Yubbs800/
Chubbs73650/
Scubbs734/
Khubbs732/
Jhobbs732/
Haubbs730/
Caubbs730/
Heubbs730/
Jobb671,052/
Zubb6761/
Subb6751/
Cubb6731/
Chuubbs671/
Juvb671/
Jubv671/
Hobbs6099,708/
Scubb602/
Geubb602/
Joobb601/
Ejubv601/
Jaubv601/
Suibb601/
Zobbs601/
Jowbs601/
Hobbss553/
Ayyubb552/
Aiyubb551/
Giobbs551/
Hobb's551/
Chubbz551/
Hoobbs550/

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