Tebboth Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tebboth 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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Tebboth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:1,392,95161,553
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269

Tebboth 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

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

Tebboth Last Name Facts

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

Tebboth is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tebboth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tebboth is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Tebboth are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England it is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 28 percent reside, Bedfordshire, where 18 percent reside and Kent, where 13 percent reside. Barring England it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Tebboth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tebboth has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tebboth last name decreased 2 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Tebboot861/
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Tabboth860/
Tebbuth860/
Tebbo832/
Tebbouch802/
Thebbo772,045/
Tebbat77512/
Tebbou77160/
Tebbut77128/
Tibbot7793/
Tebbah7793/
Tabbot7761/
Tobbot770/
Tebbutt713,633/
Tibbott71529/
Tebbatt71189/
Tabbott7156/
Tebbous711/
Tibbots711/
Thebboa711/
Tibboot711/
Tebbach711/
Tebba672,017/
Tibbo67790/
Tibbotts67168/
Tiewboot672/
Teawboot671/

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