Stebbing Surname

213,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Stebbing Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stebbing,' a parish in Essex Stebbings, Sec, are genitive forms; compare Brooks, Styles, Williams, Jones, &c.

Richard de Stebing, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Stebin, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Stebbing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6521:85,4579,364
United States5011:723,47156,884
Australia3241:83,3209,655
South Africa1801:300,98728,973
Canada1091:338,03330,736
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Wales131:238,04114,239
France121:5,535,227269,324
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Norway91:571,36544,190
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6291:38,7534,964
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Stebbing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stebbing,' a parish in Essex Stebbings, Sec, are genitive forms; compare Brooks, Styles, Williams, Jones, &c.

Richard de Stebing, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Stebin, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1581. Baptised — Isabel, d. George Stebbyn: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1615. Martin Stebbyn, Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1807. Married — John Burton Marshall and Sarah Stebbings: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Stebbing (Essex), 14th cent. Stebbing, 13th cent. Stebing = (prob.) the Stubby Lea [Old English stybb, a tree-stump + O.East.E. ing (Old Norse eng), a meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nickname for Stephen in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who came from Stebbing (clearing), in Essex.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in Essex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Stebbing Last Name Facts

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

Stebbing is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stebbing? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stebbing is the 213,274th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,773,975 people. The surname Stebbing is predominantly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Stebbing are found; 37 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Stebbing is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 652 people, or 1 in 85,457. In England Stebbing is most numerous in: Essex, where 15 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 11 percent live. Aside from England this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

Stebbing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stebbing has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Stebbing last name increased 104 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,285 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 571 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stebbing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Stebbing surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stebbing last name are 10.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Stebbing earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning 411,716 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.5% more than the national average, earning R 310,116 per year; in United States they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning $43,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.27% more than the national average, earning $56,275 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stebbings942,136/
Stebbin9330/
Stebbisn881/
Stobbing881/
Stibbing880/
Stabbing880/
Stebbink880/
Stibbings825/
Stebben8027/
Stibbin801/
Stevwing7540/
Stobbink7529/
Steabben757/
Stiebben753/
Steubben752/

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