Tebbitt Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tebbitt Surname Definition:

Bapt 'the son of Theobald.' These are not diminutives formed from the nick. Tebb, which see, though practically they became so. They are corrupted forms of the shorter Tebald. (2) Bapt. 'the son of Isabella,' nick. Tib, diminutive Tibot; v.

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Tebbitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:687,87739,238
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Tebbitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bapt 'the son of Theobald.' These are not diminutives formed from the nick. Tebb, which see, though practically they became so. They are corrupted forms of the shorter Tebald. (2) Bapt. 'the son of Isabella,' nick. Tib, diminutive Tibot; v. Tebb. Tibet Talkapace is one of the heroines in Udall's Ralph Roister Doister (circa 1550): 'Work, Tibet; work, Annot;'.

The surnames descended from the above two names are now inextricably mixed.

Tibota Foliot, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Tebaud, Norfolk, ibid.

Margery Tebbolt, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Thomas Tedbald, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Ralph Tebaud, or Tebald, or Tebawd, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Robert Tebaud-man, i.e. the servant of Teboud, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Adam Thebaud, hostiler occurs above.

Tibaud de Russell. Nichol's History of Leicestershire.

Tibot Fitz-Piers. Privy Council: Proceedings and Ordinances.

Tybota Hendre, Close Rolls, 14 Henry VI.

Roger Tebbott, temp. Elizabeth. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

Tybott Creffe, 1592: Cal. State Papers (Domestic).

Lease to Stephen Tebold, alias Theobold, 1591: ibid.

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

1 = Tebb (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -at, -et, -ot.

2 weak forms (cp. the FrenchThébaut, Thiébaut) of Theobald, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tebbitt or Tebbott is a name also found in the surrounding counties. In Northamptonshire the name is best represented on the Warwickshire border in the vicinity of Rugby and in the Northampton district. Samuel Tebbutt left in 1730 an annual bequest of six Bibles for the poor children of Rowell (Cy.).

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

Tebbitt Last Name Facts

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

Tebbitt is most common in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tebbitt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tebbitt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tebbitt is the 1,453,389th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname Tebbitt is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Tebbitt are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 687,877. In England Tebbitt is mostly found in: Cambridgeshire, where 21 percent live, Warwickshire, where 20 percent live and Bedfordshire, where 16 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Tebbitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tebbitt has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tebbitt last name declined 31 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tebbitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Tebbitt last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tebbitt last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Tebbitt earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.69% less than the national average, earning $41,556 USD per year.

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