Knibbs Surname

133,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Knibbs Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Isabel,' from the nick. Ibb. This became popularly Nib or Nibb, whence the patronymic Nibbs (q.v). Knibb and Knibbs are variants of Nibbs; compare Nobbs.

1604-5. William Knebb and Susan Awsten: Marriage Lic.

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Knibbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6781:33,2054,398
Canada5251:70,1828,035
United States5051:717,74056,514
Jamaica2171:13,2261,321
Australia1981:136,34214,722
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
Wales421:73,6796,340
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France51:13,284,544357,392
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7131:34,1874,482
Wales161:98,0264,293
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Knibbs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Isabel,' from the nick. Ibb. This became popularly Nib or Nibb, whence the patronymic Nibbs (q.v). Knibb and Knibbs are variants of Nibbs; compare Nobbs.

1604-5. William Knebb and Susan Awsten: Marriage Lic. (London).

1734. Married — Isaac Knibbs (Northamptonshire), and Elizabeth Hawkins: St. Antholin (London).

1795. — Jonn Colbeck and Susanna Knibb: St. George, Hanover Square.

1803. — Henry Knibs and Sarah Rook: ibid.

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

Knibb’s (Son): v. Knibb.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Knibbs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knibbs is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knibbs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 133,267th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,154,167 people. Knibbs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Knibbs live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

Knibbs is most common in England, where it is carried by 1,678 people, or 1 in 33,205. In England Knibbs is most numerous in: Greater London, where 10 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 7 percent reside and Northamptonshire, where 7 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Knibbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knibbs has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Knibbs last name expanded 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 263 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knibbs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Knibbs last name is chiefly Baptist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Knibbs surname are 1.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Knibbs earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.44% more than the national average, earning R 343,236 per year; in United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,290 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.45% more than the national average, earning $49,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nibbs911,330/
Knibs911/
Knobbs83316/
Kniebs8335/
Knabbs839/
Nibbes834/
Knubbs832/
Knebbs832/
Nibbas831/
Nibbys831/
Knibis831/
Knibes831/
Nibs8017/
Nbbs801/
Knbs801/
Kniebes7786/
Nibbaso7737/
Kniubas772/
Knibess771/
Kneibes770/
Kneibis770/
Nobbs734,235/
Knips731,139/
Nabbs73228/
Nibus73207/
Nibas73204/
Nebbs7346/
Nibis7318/
Nibes7317/
Knobs7314/
Nibos738/
Knebs735/
Nubbs732/
Nbbas731/
Nibss731/
Knbis731/
Knubs730/
Nibbs Ho711/
Kniebeis711/
Knieps671,259/
Niebes67387/
Naibas67293/
Knipps67136/
Knipes67118/
Gnibus67103/
Niebas67100/
Nibasa6790/
Knebes6763/
Nabbas6744/
Niebus6737/
Kniebeiss6722/
Knobus6721/
Nabbus6719/
Knubis6714/
Niabes6710/
Nobbis678/
Nibasi677/
Nbs676/
Nibius676/
Knabas674/
Naeibs674/
Knopis673/
Niabas672/
Knipas672/
Nibusa672/
Nibose672/
Neibes672/
Nibhas672/
Niebis671/
Knipsa671/
Nobbes671/
Nabbis671/
Nibias671/
Niubis671/
Knipse671/
Knapis671/
Knebas671/
Knebus671/
Neibas671/
Nibisa671/
Nibosi671/
Nebbis671/
Nieubs670/
Nibsey670/
Gnobbs670/
Gnebbs670/
Knabes670/

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