Tebbs Surname

245,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tebbs Surname Definition:

(1) Bapt. 'the son of Theobald,' from the nick. Tebb or Tibb. (2) Bapt. 'the son of Isabella,' from the nick. Tib; compare the Yorkshire Till for Matilda and Tagg for Agnes. This solution is important as helping to the origination of Tib, the once familiar name for a female cat, Gib (Gilbert) standing for the male; v.

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Tebbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7501:483,27940,870
England6471:86,1189,418
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Canada611:604,02649,778
Israel271:316,94927,106
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
France91:7,380,302306,885
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3991:61,0917,127
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2521:199,28017,365

Tebbs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Bapt. 'the son of Theobald,' from the nick. Tebb or Tibb. (2) Bapt. 'the son of Isabella,' from the nick. Tib; compare the Yorkshire Till for Matilda and Tagg for Agnes. This solution is important as helping to the origination of Tib, the once familiar name for a female cat, Gib (Gilbert) standing for the male; v. Gibb. Tibby is still the pet-name of Isabella in the North of England; and a tib-cat still means a female cat in Yorkshire, where Isabella was once so popular as a girl's name. But while all this is true, there can be no doubt that Tib, for a cat's name, was originally masculine and ran side by side with Gib, without particular reference to sex. Originally, then, Tib for a cat was the nick, of Theobald. By degrees, however, Tib for Isabella ousted the popularity of Tib for Theobald. Besides, Theobald itself was becoming forgotten as a font-name. Hence the idea slowly crept in that Tib stood for the female cat, and had always done so. Of course the convenience of having a female name to correspond with Gib was obvious. In the Elizabethan and Stuart period Isabella was universally Tib (Tib for Theobald having disappeared), and Tib was still the lady cat. In Gammer Gurton's Needle Hodge says: 'And while her staff she took At Tyb her cat to fling.' Burton in his Anatomy of Melancholy, in a list of names, includes 'tall Tib, slender Sib'; while the 'Psalmof Mercie' a Commonwealth squib, says: '"So, so." quoth my sister Bab; "And kill 'um," quoth Margerie: "Spare none," cries old Tib; "no quarter," says Sib, "And hey for oar monarchic."'

No doubt there is an occult connexion between Tib and tabby.Stolen from Fore-bears

Tebbe Molend, i.e. the miller, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Tybbesone, Somerset, i Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Walter Tybbe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Richard Tybbe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Tebb fil. William. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

Margery Tebbe, Yorkshire: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

Thomas Tebbe, Yorkshire: Historia Dunelmensis (Surtees Society).

John Tibbs, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

1606. Thomas Tibbes: Register of the University of Oxford.

1665. Buried — John, son of John Tebbe: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1707. John Cranidge and Elizabeth Tibbis: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

Tebb’s (Son): v. Tebb.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tebbs Last Name Facts

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

Tebbs is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tebbs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 245,179th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,487,405 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Tebbs reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 750 people, or 1 in 483,279. In The United States it is most common in: Utah, where 38 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States Tebbs occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 40 percent are found and New Zealand, where 4 percent are found.

Tebbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tebbs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tebbs last name grew 298 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tebbs Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Tebbs last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tebbs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $43,331 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.38% more than the national average, earning $52,356 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiebbs911/
Tebb891,098/
Tibbs8010,980/
Tabbs80210/
Thebb8096/
Tobbs8016/
Tehbb802/
Tybbs800/
Thobbs7324/
Thibbs733/
Tibbss731/
Tibb67113/
Tybb671/
Toibb609/
Taibb608/
Tevvs604/
Tiobb601/
Thaibb551/

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