Kibby Surname

211,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kibby Surname Definition:

1 assimilated forms of Kilby, q.v.

2 double dims. of the names seen under Kibble [English diminutive suff. -y]

Kibby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5501:233,84422,476
England2001:278,59021,737
Australia811:333,28028,364
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Wales171:182,03112,022
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1711:142,54612,796
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5071:99,05110,068

Kibby (162) may also be a first name.

Kibby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 assimilated forms of Kilby, q.v.

2 double dims. of the names seen under Kibble [English diminutive suff. -y]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Keadby (Keti‘s homestead), in Lincolnshire, or from Kearby (Kaeri's homestead), in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kibby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kibby is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibby? popularity and diffusion

Kibby is the 211,803rd most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,744,885 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Kibby are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kibby is also the 720,105th most widely held first name in the world, held by 162 people.

The last name Kibby is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,550 people, or 1 in 233,844. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 16 percent reside, Michigan, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Kibby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kibby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kibby last name increased 306 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kibby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kibby surname are 16.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kibby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.81% more than the national average, earning R 382,152 per year and in United States they earn 0.83% more than the national average, earning $43,507 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kibbey911,289/
Kibbéy911/
Kiebby910/
Kibbaya832/
Kibbe803,021/
Kibbi80352/
Kebby80266/
Kibba8076/
Kubby8044/
Kivby802/
Kibbé801/
Cibby800/
Kibbee73680/
Kibbie73274/
Kebbay7395/
Kiebbe7361/
Khibba7330/
Kibbis7328/
Kubbay7313/
Chibby735/
Khibbi734/
Khibbe732/
Kebbey732/
Kibbii732/
Kibbui731/
Kaibba731/
Cibbyi731/
Kibbes730/
Keibbe730/
Kibbett6729/
Keibbed6720/
Kiebbie6716/
Kibbitt678/
Kibbish678/
Khubbey675/
Kibbits671/
Kaibbed671/
Keibebe671/
Kibbets670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kibby
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