Nabb Surname

350,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Nabb Surname Definition:

(1) Bapt 'the son of Abel,' from the nick. Nabb, gen. Nabbs; compare Nibbs from Isabella or Noll for Oliver. In the Alchemist (1610) Abel the tobacco-man is familiarly Nab.

(a) Local, 'at the nab,' from residence on a spot so called.

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Nabb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6161:588,40748,054
Finland1711:32,1444,238
England1091:511,17532,340
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Australia301:899,85754,700
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1791:136,17512,443
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

Nabb (47) may also be a first name.

Nabb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Bapt 'the son of Abel,' from the nick. Nabb, gen. Nabbs; compare Nibbs from Isabella or Noll for Oliver. In the Alchemist (1610) Abel the tobacco-man is familiarly Nab.

(a) Local, 'at the nab,' from residence on a spot so called. Here nab is a variant of knap, the crown of a hill; v. Knapp. The Lancashire surname Nabb or Nabbs is undoubtedly of local origin.

1572. Thomas Nabb, of Tottington: Wills at Chester.

1576. Jane Nabb, of Bury: ibid.

1506. Ann Nabbs, of Bury: ibid.

1604. John Slater, of the Nabb in Billington: ibid.

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

1 a contraction of MacNabb, q.v.

2 a pet form of Abel, q.v., with attracted N-.

3 a (North.) form of Knapp, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac an Abbadh The name of a Scottish clan.

some families of which settled in Ulster. MIF 271*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Nabb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nabb (Hindi: नब्ब, Marathi: नाबब) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nabb? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nabb is the 350,471st most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,000,524 people. The last name Nabb occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Nabb live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 47 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 616 people, or 1 in 588,407. In The United States Nabb is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 8 percent reside, Georgia, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Nabb exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 16 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Nabb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nabb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nabb surname rose 403 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 39 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nabb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nabb surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nabb last name are 27.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nabb earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning $42,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning $46,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nabbs89228/
Nahabb80153/
Naibeb804/
Nebb75209/
Nawb7519/
Nobb757/
Navb753/
Nabbowa731,450/
Nobbs674,235/
Nnabbowa672/
Nhebb671/
Neibeb6080/
Gnobbs600/
Napw501/
Nawv501/
Novb501/

Nabb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nabb in the Hindi language
नब्बnabba-
Nabb in the Marathi language
नाबबnababa-

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