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

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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
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Nabbs Demographics

Average Nabbs Salary in
United States

$43,083 USD

Per year
Rank:
648,556 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
9.09296E-6
Rank: 454,201 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
99.84%
Sample size: 18 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Nabbs Last Name Facts

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

Nabbs is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nabbs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,082,743rd most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Nabbs reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 381,631. In England it is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 35 percent live, Staffordshire, where 10 percent live and Shropshire, where 8 percent live. Apart from England it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent live and New Zealand, where 11 percent live.

Nabbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Nabbs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nabbs last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with 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.

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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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Nabb891,041/
Nobbs804,235/
Nebbs8046/
Nahabb73153/
Naibeb734/
Gnobbs730/
Nabbowa671,450/
Nobb677/
Navb673/
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