Tibbitts Surname

133,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Tibbitts Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of little Tibb, a pet form of Theobald (people, bold).

Tibbitts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6501:136,77714,299
England3211:173,57715,862
Australia1901:142,08315,253
Canada1051:350,91031,754
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1721:141,71712,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6971:72,0507,738

Tibbitts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of little Tibb, a pet form of Theobald (people, bold).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Dutch, Dibbetts; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tibbitts Last Name Facts

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

Tibbitts is most common in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tibbitts? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 133,887th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,165,690 people. The surname Tibbitts occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Tibbitts are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,650 people, or 1 in 136,777. In The United States it is primarily found in: Utah, where 12 percent reside, Georgia, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Tibbitts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tibbitts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tibbitts surname grew 380 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tibbitts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tibbitts last name are 20.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tibbitts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.5% more than the national average, earning R 360,024 per year; in United States they earn 1.72% more than the national average, earning $43,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning $50,420 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thibbitts947/
Tibbeitts941/
Tibbits932,558/
Tibbitt93325/
Tibbetts889,911/
Tebbitts8833/
Tibbittd881/
Tibbeits881/
Tibbaits880/
Tibbiets880/
Thibbits880/
Tibbit86327/
Tibbis860/
Thibbetts821/
Tibbgetts820/
Tibbets801,230/
Tibbett801,002/
Tebbitt80147/
Tebbits8054/
Tibbi7710/
Tebbetts75684/
Tibbette752/
Thibbets751/
Tivbetts751/
Teibbett750/
Tibbeths750/
Tibbettz750/
Thibbett750/
Tibbeets750/
Tebbeits750/
Tebbit71294/
Taibbi71241/
Tibbet71206/
Tibbie7136/
Tibbes713/
Tebbett67227/
Tebbets67137/
Tivvits673/
Thibbet670/
Tivvitt670/
Tibbeth670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tibbitts
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