Rabbit Surname

315,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Rabbit Surname Definition:

Perhaps from some fancied resemblance to that animal. Rabett is, however, an archaism for a war-horse; thus in a MS. quoted by Halliwell: —

Rabbit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3931:922,28769,218
Canada1711:215,47120,813
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
England741:752,94741,527
Australia501:539,91440,287
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Portugal381:274,16410,086
China381:35,982,1461,905
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
India201:38,353,269431,471
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France111:6,038,429280,838
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1291:34,3403,302
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:217,63716,750
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2111:238,00319,923

Rabbit (515) may also be a first name.

Rabbit Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps from some fancied resemblance to that animal. Rabett is, however, an archaism for a war-horse; thus in a MS. quoted by Halliwell: —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as Rabbitt, Rabett, in H.R. Rabut and Rabbod, mentioned as the name of a "Duke of the Frisians" in Rog. Wend; and Radbod, Redpath, Robert,German Ratpert, Old German Ratperth; from rat-brecht, distinguished for counsel, or a celebrated counsellor.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Rabbit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rabbit (Arabic: ارنبه, Hindi: रब्बीत) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rabbit? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 315,551st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,129,139 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Rabbit are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rabbit is also the 372,418th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 515 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 393 people, or 1 in 922,287. In The United States Rabbit is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 74 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Egypt, where 13 percent are found.

Rabbit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rabbit has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 186 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 34 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rabbit Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rabbit last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rabbit surname are 9.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.76% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rabbit earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.3% less than the national average, earning $38,706 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.07% less than the national average, earning $41,201 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rabbitt922,907/
Rabbits92199/
Rabbitz9226/
Rabbite923/
Rabbith920/
Rabbi91177,468/
Rabbitte86690/
Rabbitts86551/
Rabbeitt869/
Rabbaits860/
Rabbie83732/
Rabbai83612/
Rabbih83138/
Rabbio8322/
Rebbit8321/
Rabbis838/
Rabbet837/
Robbit834/
Rabbhi833/
Rabbett77351/
Rabbets77181/
Rabbeth7782/
Rebbitt7760/
Rabbich7750/
Robbitt779/
Rabbish774/
Robbits772/
Rabbais771/
Reawbit771/
Rabbieh771/
Rabby7361,320/
Rabbe737,823/
Robbi732,755/
Rabba732,080/
Ravbi7312/
Rabbé739/
Rabvi736/
Rabbá733/
Rabbetts71621/
Rabbette71114/
Reibbitt7112/
Robbitts714/
Robbie675,422/
Rabbee671,822/
Robbio67955/
Rabbaj67892/
Rabbaa67795/
Rabbey67632/
Hrobbi67126/
Rabbha6766/
Robbet6749/
Rabbay6740/
Robbis6716/
Rabhba6715/
Rabbes6710/
Robbih678/
Rabber677/
Rabboy673/
Rebbet672/
Robbhi671/
Roobbi671/
Rabbej671/
Rabvoi671/
Roubbi671/
Raabby671/
Rabwet671/
Robbai671/
Rhabby671/

Rabbit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rabbit in the Hindi language
रब्बीतrabbita-
Rabbit in the Arabic language
ارنبهarnbh-
رابتrabt-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rabbit
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