Rebbeck Surname

437,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Iceland

Rebbeck Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rebecca; the French Rebecque. It has nothing to do with rebeck, an old name for a violin, as suggested by Lower. The diminutive Ribek-on is early found. Abraham, Sarah, Jacob, and Isaac were very popular at the same time.

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Rebbeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3061:182,08516,371
Australia3041:88,80210,230
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Wales111:281,32115,850
Iceland91:42,2322,922
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:154,27413,512
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Rebbeck (12) may also be a first name.

Rebbeck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rebecca; the French Rebecque. It has nothing to do with rebeck, an old name for a violin, as suggested by Lower. The diminutive Ribek-on is early found. Abraham, Sarah, Jacob, and Isaac were very popular at the same time.

Gilbert Ribekon, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1804. Married — Isaac Rawlings and Sarah Rebbeck: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(French-Teut.) One from Rebecq (Pas de Calais) = the Roe-Brook [from Low Ger., as seen in Dutch ree, a roe, hind, and Dutch beek (Old Saxon beki, Old English becc), a stream]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Flemish family. Balduinus de Rabeca of Flanders 12th cent. See Albert. Miræi, Opera Diplomatica, i. 396.

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Rehbock; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Rebbeck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rebbeck is most common in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rebbeck? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rebbeck is the 437,080th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,283,498 people. The surname Rebbeck occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Rebbeck live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. Rebbeck is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 306 people, or 1 in 182,085. In England Rebbeck is most frequent in: Wiltshire, where 11 percent are found, Kent, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Other than England Rebbeck occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 39 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Rebbeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rebbeck has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 391 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rebbeck Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rebbeck last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.59% registered with the party.

The amount Rebbeck earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.2% more than the national average, earning $51,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.61% less than the national average, earning $44,909 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rebbec9221/
Rebbek922/
Ribbeck861,108/
Robbeck865/
Rebbick862/
Rebbecc861/
Rebbeke860/
Ribbecke80174/
Röbbecke80139/
Rebbik77240/
Robbek77121/
Ribbek776/
Rabbek771/
Röbbeke7122/
Ribbick713/
Rebbegh711/
Ribbeik711/
Ribbicke673/
Ribbik6210/
Rebbig623/
Rabbik622/
Rebbix621/
Rabbeg621/
Rabbegh571/

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