Sibbs Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sibbs Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sybil,' from the nick. Sib; compare Ciss and Siss, which see.

'Neat Nancy, jolly- Joan, nimble Nell, kissing Kate, tall Tib, slender Sib, will quickly lose their grace': Anatomy of Melancholy.

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Sibbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England61:9,286,343223,652
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Sibbs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sybil,' from the nick. Sib; compare Ciss and Siss, which see.

'Neat Nancy, jolly- Joan, nimble Nell, kissing Kate, tall Tib, slender Sib, will quickly lose their grace': Anatomy of Melancholy.

'Sybby Sole, mylke wyfe of Islynton.': Cocke Lorelle's Bote.

Willelmus Sibilson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Sibson, 1379: ibid.

Agnes Sybson, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Magota Jonwif Cybson (i.e. Magot, wife of John, the son of Sib), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Sibson, 1379: ibid.

Robert Sibbs, of Counston, Suffolk, 1524: History of Norfolk.

Richard Sibson (Cumberland), Queen's Coll.: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

Sibb’s (Son): v. Sibb.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Apparently the son of Sibbald.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sibbs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sibbs is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sibbs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Sibbs occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Sibbs live; 45 percent live in Southern Africa and 45 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent reside and Scotland, where 9 percent reside.

Sibbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sibbs has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sibbs surname declined 40 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Schibbs830/
Gibbs80135,333/
Jibbs808/
Scibb807/
Cibbs805/
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Suibb801/
Siebb801/
Sebbs801/
Scheibbs776/
Seibeb73640/
Shebbs7373/
Gibbsh7311/
Saibeb735/
Chibbs732/
Shuibb731/
Hgibbs731/
Shihbb731/
Gibb's731/
Sehbbs731/
Gibbss731/
Caibbs731/
Gibbsd730/
Sebb6735/
Zibb672/
D'Gibbs672/
Sivb671/
Sibbowa671/
Schaibb671/

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