Libbey Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Libbey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Isabel,' from the nicks. Ibb and Libb, popularly Libby or Libbie. The variants of this surname are very well represented in the United States. The present nursery name is still Libby; for Elizabeth and Isabel are the same name, and are interchangeable in mediaeval records.
Read More About This SurnameLibbey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 90 | 1:409,395 | 36,056 |
| England | 58 | 1:960,656 | 48,451 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 44 | 1:553,986 | 29,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,039 | 1:48,334 | 5,516 |
Libbey (503) may also be a first name.
Libbey 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 nicks. Ibb and Libb, popularly Libby or Libbie. The variants of this surname are very well represented in the United States. The present nursery name is still Libby; for Elizabeth and Isabel are the same name, and are interchangeable in mediaeval records.
William Lybbe, chaplain, 1506: Register of the University of Oxford.
John Libb, Oxfordshire: ibid.
1 pet forms of Elizabeth: v. under Ibb.
2 Anglicizations of the German Liebig [from lieb, beloved] and Liebe [love]
(Scottish, German) Descendant f Ibb, a pet form of Isobel (oath to Baal); a form of Elizabeth (oath of God); the beloved person.
Libbey Demographics
Average Male Libbey Height
178.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Libbey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Libbey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Libbey is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Libbey.
How Common Is The Last Name Libbey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Libbey is the 1,398,030th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. Libbey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Libbey live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 377,962nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 503 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 409,395. In Canada it is most common in: Ontario, where 46 percent live, Alberta, where 24 percent live and British Columbia, where 10 percent live. Not including Canada Libbey exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 37 percent live and Chile, where 2 percent live.
Libbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Libbey has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Libbey surname increased 132 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Libbey Last Name Statistics demography
Libbey earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $47,000 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libby | 91 | 16,069 | / |
| Libbe | 91 | 174 | / |
| Liebbe | 83 | 170 | / |
| Libbee | 83 | 152 | / |
| Libbie | 83 | 108 | / |
| Libber | 83 | 106 | / |
| Libbea | 83 | 9 | / |
| Libbes | 83 | 3 | / |
| Laibby | 83 | 1 | / |
| Libbys | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lubbey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Libbay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Libbet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Libbhy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leibbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lebbey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Liubbe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Leibby | 83 | 0 | / |
| Libbye | 83 | 0 | / |
| Libbett | 77 | 106 | / |
| Libueyt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leibbee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liebbie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Libboie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lubbe | 73 | 14,868 | / |
| Lebbe | 73 | 3,677 | / |
| Lübbe | 73 | 2,732 | / |
| Lebby | 73 | 596 | / |
| Libbi | 73 | 366 | / |
| Libwe | 73 | 230 | / |
| Libba | 73 | 193 | / |
| Lubby | 73 | 175 | / |
| Libue | 73 | 123 | / |
| Lybby | 73 | 4 | / |
| Livbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lybbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Libbeett | 71 | 1 | / |
| Libbetts | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lebbie | 67 | 31,550 | / |
| Luebbe | 67 | 1,023 | / |
| Libbis | 67 | 270 | / |
| Liboue | 67 | 188 | / |
| Libued | 67 | 157 | / |
| Libuet | 67 | 67 | / |
| Lübber | 67 | 57 | / |
| Lubbee | 67 | 47 | / |
| Libwea | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lebbet | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lyubbe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lebber | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lebbei | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lebbee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lebbed | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lebbay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lebuey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Libbat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lübbes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lubbie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Libbaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Libbad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lybbet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lubbei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Libbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Libbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leubbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leabbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luibba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luibue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lubboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lebbys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Libbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lebbeu | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leebbe | 67 | 0 | / |
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