Libby Surname

33,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Libby 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.

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Libby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,9951:25,8993,260
England6711:83,0379,168
Canada5161:71,4068,144
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Australia1241:217,70720,896
New Zealand1231:36,8166,282
Philippines901:1,124,86991,280
Japan681:1,880,06327,024
Uruguay301:114,39210,866
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Nicaragua251:240,8442,724
Costa Rica221:217,2762,674
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Guam161:10,0081,526
Wales151:206,30213,003
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
France91:7,380,302306,885
China91:151,924,6187,954
Israel91:950,84857,975
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3781:64,4857,427
Wales91:174,2686,522
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6661:10,7631,413

Libby (44,223) may also be a first name.

Libby 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.

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

1 pet forms of Elizabeth: v. under Ibb.

2 Anglicizations of the German Liebig [from lieb, beloved] and Liebe [love]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish, German) Descendant f Ibb, a pet form of Isobel (oath to Baal); a form of Elizabeth (oath of God); the beloved person.

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

Libby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Libby (Arabic: يبي, Hindi: लिब्बी) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Libby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Libby is the 33,048th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 453,516 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Libby reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Libby is also the 20,452nd most prevalent given name internationally, held by 44,223 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 13,995 people, or 1 in 25,899. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maine, where 22 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Libby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Libby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Libby surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Libby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Libby are 13.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.12% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Libby earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.41% more than the national average, earning $44,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning $50,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Libbett67106/
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Libby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Libby in the Hindi language
लिब्बीlibbi-
Libby in the Arabic language
يبيyby-
ليبيlyby-

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Libby Reference & Research

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Libby FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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