Nabbs Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Nabbs 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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Nabbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:381,63126,761
Australia341:793,99150,673
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Nabbs 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

Nabbs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nabbs is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nabbs? popularity and diffusion

Nabbs is the 1,082,743rd most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Nabbs are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 381,631. In England Nabbs is most common in: West Midlands, where 35 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 10 percent reside and Shropshire, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent reside and New Zealand, where 11 percent reside.

Nabbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nabbs has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Nabbs last name grew 197 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 191 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nabbs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Nabbs last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Nabbs earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nabb891,041/
Nobbs804,235/
Nebbs8046/
Nahabb73153/
Naibeb734/
Gnobbs730/
Nabbowa671,450/
Nobb677/
Navb673/
Nnabbowa622/
Neibeb5580/

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