Tabor Surname

11,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

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.

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Tabor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,5481:17,6402,238
Ethiopia6,4391:15,1492,102
Philippines6,3811:15,8661,778
Poland5,0391:7,543987
Iraq3,2231:10,866828
England1,1371:49,0046,110
Israel6301:13,5842,082
Canada4521:81,5179,096
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Germany3441:234,02725,880
Netherlands3351:50,4098,633
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Brazil2381:899,47232,278
Australia2291:117,88513,036
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Malaysia1451:203,40811,963
Ukraine911:500,24957,402
Wales641:48,3524,540
France531:1,253,259128,888
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Slovenia511:48,7788,198
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Italy461:1,329,49377,702
Austria441:193,53324,446
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Venezuela361:839,00213,477
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Moldova351:101,75312,200
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Transnistria221:21,5773,838
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Norway121:428,52437,411
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Czechia121:886,12273,425
India101:76,706,538639,611
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Macau11:601,6301,582
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6431:37,9094,885
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9951:16,7682,139

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.

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

Metonymic for Taborer.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who performed on the tabor, a small drum.

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

A contraction of tabourer, one who plays on a small drum.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

William Tabor, Doctor of Civil Law, who died in 1611, held considerable property in Alresford parish (M.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tábor93306/
Tabór934/
Tabore91417/
Tabour91288/
Thabor91148/
Tabord91101/
Tabort9122/
Taybor917/
Taboer915/
Taibor912/
Taboor912/
Tabuor911/
Taubor911/
Taebor910/
Taboure832,071/
Tabhore8319/
Taborre8318/
Thabore8315/
Taybore839/
Thaibor837/
Tajbour833/
Taybeor831/
Taibort831/
Thaboor831/
Thabour831/
Taebour831/
Tasboor831/
Dtabour831/
Taibour831/
Tasbore830/
Tabar8011,236/
Tabur803,914/
Tobor801,111/
Tavor80244/
Tebor80112/
Tawor8096/
Tabár8063/
Taborova77147/
Taborová779/
Teabourt771/
Tahaboor771/
Tabare732,597/
Tobore731,301/
Tabart73856/
Tabard73743/
Taybar73522/
Tajbar73437/
Tampor73309/
Thobor73169/
Taiwor73158/
Tavore73131/
Thabar7382/
Taubar7355/
Tabarr7339/
Tabure7325/
Tabarz7321/
Tavour7319/
Teebor7317/
Thawor7317/
Tanpor7316/
Tabeur7314/
Toobor7312/
Taibur737/
Tabutr737/
Taabur736/
Tabaar735/
Teabur735/
Tahbar735/
Taibar733/
Tasbar733/
Thavor733/
Tatbar732/
Teibor732/
Tebour732/
Tasvor732/
Toboer732/
Tawoor732/
Tajbur731/
Taybur731/
Taubur731/
Tavoor731/
Tobort731/
Toebor731/
Thabur731/
Teybor731/
Taebar731/
Taburt731/
Tabórz731/
Tabarh731/
Taivor731/
Tobour731/
Toubor731/
Tahbur731/
Tabaur730/
Thabard67225/
Thabare67124/
Taivour67111/
Tayvour6745/
Thabart6737/
Tashbar6718/
Thampor6715/
Tabahar6712/
Toborhe6711/
Tabhare678/
Taabare674/
Thabaur674/
Taibare674/
Taburhe674/
Thabaar673/
Toboure673/
Taubare672/
Tabarre672/
Toubour672/
Tamporh672/
Teybour671/
Thabure671/
Thaibar671/
Tahabar671/
Tahavor671/
Tuobuor671/
Tabarhe671/
Tampour671/
Toboire671/
Taubure671/
Tavourz671/
Tasvoor671/
Theybor671/
Tobohre671/
Toboore671/
Taouhar671/
Thabutr671/
Thaabar671/
Thavore671/
Thasbar671/
Taajbar671/
Tabarth671/
Tajbaar671/
Taubard671/
Tanphor671/
Tampuor671/
Teavour670/
Teaburt670/

Tabor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tabor in the Marathi language
ताबोरtabora-
Tabor in the Russian language
Таборtabor-
Tabor in the Arabic language
طبورtbwr-
طابورtabwr-
تبورtbwr-

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