Squib Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Squib Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. ; a term of disdain, a poor kind of fellow; v. Spenser's Mother Hubbard's Tale, 371; v. Skeat, from whom I got the reference.

John Squybbe, 1536: Register of the University of Oxford.

1693.

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Squib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England61:9,286,343223,652
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Squib (12) may also be a first name.

Squib Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. ; a term of disdain, a poor kind of fellow; v. Spenser's Mother Hubbard's Tale, 371; v. Skeat, from whom I got the reference.

John Squybbe, 1536: Register of the University of Oxford.

1693. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Thomas Squibb: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Squib Last Name Facts

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

The surname Squib is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Squib? popularity and diffusion

The last name Squib is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Squib reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

The surname Squib is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 67 percent live, Kansas, where 14 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and Malaysia, where 12 percent live.

Squib Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Squib has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Squib surname contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Squib Last Name Statistics demography

Squib earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.91% less than the national average, earning $25,067 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shquib911/
Squibs910/
Sqib898/
Squif8035/
Sqaib801/
Sguib801/
Squip801/
Shqib801/
Squiff7314/
Squipe733/
Shqaib731/
Skib6738/
Squispe673/
Sqyb672/
Squeipe672/
Sqjb671/
Sqip671/
Sqif671/
Squieff671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Squib
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