Tebay Surname
Approximately 2,056 people bear this surname
Tebay Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tebay,' a township in the parish of Orton, Westmorland.
Thomas de Tybay, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Walter de Tybay, Westmorland: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameTebay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 921 | 1:143,593 | 14,179 |
| United States | 442 | 1:820,043 | 62,958 |
| England | 318 | 1:175,214 | 15,952 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Ireland | 36 | 1:130,804 | 6,280 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 200 | 1:121,877 | 11,575 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
Tebay (22) may also be a first name.
Tebay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tebay,' a township in the parish of Orton, Westmorland.
Thomas de Tybay, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Walter de Tybay, Westmorland: ibid.
Johannes Tybey, of Sedburgh, near Tebay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1784. Married — John Tebay and Catherine Patience Pritchard: St. George, Hanover Square.
1801. — John Tibbey and Susanna Woollerton: ibid.
(Scandinavian) belonging to Tebay (Westmd.), 14th cent. Tybay, Tybey(e, 13th cent. Tibbeie, Tybbeye, Thebeye, Thyby, etc. [Earlier forms are desirable; but as the township is “situated under Tebay Fell" the name is evid. Scandinavian, and the second element rather Old Norse bý-r, a farm, estate, than Old Norse ey, island; the first element doubtless being an abrasion of a pers. name, prob. one of the various Old Norse Thíoð- ( = Anglo-Saxon Théod-) names]
A location name in Westmorland.
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Tebay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tebay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tebay is found most in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tebay.
How Common Is The Last Name Tebay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 202,554th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,544,526 people. Tebay occurs mostly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Tebay reside; 44 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 44 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 22 people.
The last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 921 people, or 1 in 143,593. In Indonesia Tebay is mostly found in: Papua, where 99 percent reside and West Papua, where 0 percent reside. Not including Indonesia it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.
Tebay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tebay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 961 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 400 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tebay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Tebay are 23.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.73% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tebay earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.85% less than the national average, earning $35,449 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.53% less than the national average, earning $46,936 CAD per year.
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