Kebbel Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kebbel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kibble,' i.e. Cuboid. A strong confirmation of the view that Kibbel was an old personal name is the existence of such local names as Kibblethwaite, Kibbleworth, Kibblestone, Cobbledick, which see.

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Kebbel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1141:706,18853,880
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kebbel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kibble,' i.e. Cuboid. A strong confirmation of the view that Kibbel was an old personal name is the existence of such local names as Kibblethwaite, Kibbleworth, Kibblestone, Cobbledick, which see. The absence of prefixes in the instances below is additional evidence. I doubt not it is the Domesday Cuboid, and therefore a mere variant of Cobbold, which see.

Michael Kibbel, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Kibbel, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Thomas Kibel, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Reginald Kibel, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Stephen Cubbel, Oxfordshire. ibid.

1523. George Kebyll and Katharine Terell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1686. Baptised — John, s. John Keeble: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1607. Thomas Keble, Suffolk, and Mary Tirrell: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

The variants of this surname have simply run riot in our registers, especially in modern times. I append a few from one record:

1804. Married — Thomas Keable and Millicent Shepherd.- St. George, Hanover.

1806. Married — John Kibble and Ann Mary Lockley: St. George, Hanover Square.

Henry Strong and Elizabeth Kebble: ibid.

1807. — Richard Keeble and Mary Whiting: ibid.

1809. — John Kebbell and Sarah Parsons: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Kibble.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the 15th to the 17th century, Keeble, in the forms often of Keble, Kebill, and Kebyll, was a common name amongst the gentry and tradesmen of Stowmarket (H.). Keeble is still a Stowmarket name. William Keeble, a native of Newton, was rector of Ringshall in 1644 (P.). In the 13th century, Kibel, Kibbel, and Kebbel were names found in the adjacent counties of Cambridge and Hunts, as well as in those of Lincoln and Oxford (H. R.). There are Kibbles now in Bucks and Warwickshire.

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

Kebbel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kebbel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺒﻞ, Russian: Кеббел) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kebbel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,067,497th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Kebbel are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kebbel is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 706,188. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 38 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside and Thuringia, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Germany Kebbel is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Kebbel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kebbel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kebbel last name increased 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kebbel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kebbel last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Kebbel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.39% less than the national average, earning $32,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.57% more than the national average, earning $59,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kebbell92302/
Koebbel9212/
Kibbel83289/
Kebble83157/
Köbbel8354/
Kabbel8354/
Kobbel8320/
Kaabbel7719/
Kempbel7713/
Kibbell773/
Chebbel771/
Köbbl731/
Kempbell7112/
Kibble673,697/
Cobbel6738/
Kabbil673/
Khabbl672/
Cabbel670/
Cabbell62406/
Chebbil621/
Cobbell621/
Kimpbel620/
Cempbell574/
Kimpbell573/
Quibbell570/
Qabbl554/
Cobbl550/
Cabbil50243/

Kebbel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kebbel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺒﻞkbl-
Kebbel in the Russian language
Кеббелkebbel-

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