Mabb Surname
Approximately 718 people bear this surname
Mabb Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mabel,' from nick. Mab (v. Mapp). Oddly enough, the modern form is generally Mobbs; compare Maggs and Mogg.
Alicia Mab. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Agnes Mabbe, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameMabb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 357 | 1:1,015,291 | 74,807 |
| England | 192 | 1:290,198 | 22,328 |
| Australia | 102 | 1:264,664 | 24,097 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Taiwan | 19 | 1:1,233,934 | 8,385 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 163 | 1:149,542 | 13,222 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 116 | 1:432,920 | 31,560 |
Mabb Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mabel,' from nick. Mab (v. Mapp). Oddly enough, the modern form is generally Mobbs; compare Maggs and Mogg.
Alicia Mab. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Agnes Mabbe, 1379: ibid.
1616. Married — Frauncis Mydleton and Kathernin Mabb, of Woodford, Essex: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1626. — Daniell Mabbes and Hannah Crakell: ibid.
1800. — John Mobbs and Susanna Ambler: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) a diminutive of Mabel or Amabel, Latin Amabilis = Amiable, Lovable [Latin amabil-is] (Celtic) occasionally the Welsh mab = Son.
A 'nurse-name' of Abraham.
From Mabe; a location name in Cornwall Orfrom the Flemish, Mabbe, Mobers; in the Domesday Book, Maban; a personal name.$
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Mabb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mabb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mabb is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mabb? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 468,258th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,149,785 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Mabb live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 357 people, or 1 in 1,015,291. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 43 percent live, Arizona, where 7 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States Mabb is found in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.
Mabb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mabb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mabb last name grew 308 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mabb Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mabb surname are 7.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.26% being registered with the political party.
The amount Mabb earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $41,051 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.3% more than the national average, earning $51,821 CAD per year.
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