Tebby Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Tebby 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.

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Tebby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2211:252,11820,374
Canada791:466,40040,200
Australia531:509,35338,491
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Wales291:106,7088,358
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:146,84013,053
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Tebby (465) may also be a first name.

Tebby 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.

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

1 = Tebb (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y. 2 conf. with Tebay.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tebby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tebby is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tebby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tebby is the 651,048th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. The surname Tebby is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Tebby live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. Tebby is also the 395,119th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 465 people.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 252,118. In England Tebby is most frequent in: Warwickshire, where 16 percent are found, Northamptonshire, where 12 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Beside England it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Tebby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tebby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tebby surname expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 315 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tebby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tebby last name are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tebby earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.71% more than the national average, earning $51,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.02% less than the national average, earning $47,688 CAD per year.

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