Tebbott Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tebbott 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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Tebbott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Tebbott 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

Tebbott Last Name Facts

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

Tebbott is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tebbott? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Tebbott are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England Tebbott is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 65 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 18 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 6 percent are found.

Tebbott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tebbott has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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