Tabor Surname
Approximately 47,035 people bear this surname
Tabor Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the taborer,' a player on the tabor or tabour (compare tambourine), a small drum. There are many entries of this vocation. With the shortened Taber or Tabor, compare Pepper for Pepperer.
John le Taburer, Norfolk, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameTabor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,548 | 1:17,640 | 2,238 |
| Ethiopia | 6,439 | 1:15,149 | 2,102 |
| Philippines | 6,381 | 1:15,866 | 1,778 |
| Poland | 5,039 | 1:7,543 | 987 |
| Iraq | 3,223 | 1:10,866 | 828 |
| England | 1,137 | 1:49,004 | 6,110 |
| Israel | 630 | 1:13,584 | 2,082 |
| Canada | 452 | 1:81,517 | 9,096 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Germany | 344 | 1:234,027 | 25,880 |
| Netherlands | 335 | 1:50,409 | 8,633 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Brazil | 238 | 1:899,472 | 32,278 |
| Australia | 229 | 1:117,885 | 13,036 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Malaysia | 145 | 1:203,408 | 11,963 |
| Ukraine | 91 | 1:500,249 | 57,402 |
| Wales | 64 | 1:48,352 | 4,540 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Scotland | 53 | 1:101,015 | 6,880 |
| Slovenia | 51 | 1:48,778 | 8,198 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| Italy | 46 | 1:1,329,493 | 77,702 |
| Austria | 44 | 1:193,533 | 24,446 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Venezuela | 36 | 1:839,002 | 13,477 |
| Denmark | 35 | 1:161,278 | 13,908 |
| Moldova | 35 | 1:101,753 | 12,200 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Iran | 25 | 1:3,071,301 | 92,215 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Transnistria | 22 | 1:21,577 | 3,838 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Lebanon | 13 | 1:433,622 | 11,952 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 1:398,339 | 3,755 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 643 | 1:37,909 | 4,885 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,995 | 1:16,768 | 2,139 |
The alternate forms: Tábor (306) & Tabór (4) are calculated separately.
Tabor (15,282) may also be a first name.
Tabor Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the taborer,' a player on the tabor or tabour (compare tambourine), a small drum. There are many entries of this vocation. With the shortened Taber or Tabor, compare Pepper for Pepperer.
John le Taburer, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Peter le Taburer, Close Roll, 17 Edward I.
William le Tabourer. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Edmund Tabour. Camden Society Publications.
Robert Tabur, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1616. Humphrey Tabor, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.
1775. Married — David Yetman and Elizabeth Tabor: St. George, Hanover Square.
1780. Robert Taber and Ann Atterbury: ibid.
Metonymic for Taborer.
(English) One who performed on the tabor, a small drum.
A contraction of tabourer, one who plays on a small drum.
Local. Tabur or Tobar, Gaelic, a spring—well, water, a river. Tabor, a city in Bohemia, which the Hussites fortified and made the seat of their war for twenty years; on this account they were called Taborites. The family may probably derive their name from this city.
William Tabor, Doctor of Civil Law, who died in 1611, held considerable property in Alresford parish (M.).
Tabor Demographics
Average Male Tabor Height
176.49 cm
Average Female Tabor Height
161.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tabor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tabor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tabor (Arabic: طبور, Marathi: ताबोर, Russian: Табор) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Tábor or Tabór. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tabor? popularity and diffusion
Tabor is the 11,939th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 154,939 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Tabor are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tabor is also the 45,792nd most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 15,282 people.
Tabor is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 20,548 people, or 1 in 17,640. In The United States Tabor is most numerous in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Louisiana, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 87 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 14 percent reside and The Philippines, where 14 percent reside.
Tabor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tabor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tabor last name rose 686 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 663 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tabor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Chaldean Catholic (82%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Tabor last name are 14.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.86% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tabor earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 997.06% more than the national average, earning R 2,607,040 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.32% more than the national average, earning $27,769,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.51% less than the national average, earning $42,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.55% less than the national average, earning $47,420 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tabor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tabor in the Marathi language | ||
| ताबोर | tabora | - |
| Tabor in the Russian language | ||
| Табор | tabor | - |
| Tabor in the Arabic language | ||
| طبور | tbwr | - |
| طابور | tabwr | - |
| تبور | tbwr | - |
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