Tibbs Surname
Approximately 10,980 people bear this surname
Tibbs 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.
Read More About This SurnameTibbs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,086 | 1:39,892 | 4,908 |
| England | 1,170 | 1:47,622 | 5,975 |
| Canada | 198 | 1:186,089 | 18,399 |
| Australia | 184 | 1:146,716 | 15,637 |
| Wales | 101 | 1:30,639 | 3,095 |
| Scotland | 67 | 1:79,908 | 5,892 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 1:75,472 | 11,103 |
| Northern Ireland | 35 | 1:52,715 | 4,341 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 27 | 1:164,069 | 8,499 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 623 | 1:39,126 | 5,003 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:44,812 | 2,341 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,519 | 1:33,060 | 3,973 |
Tibbs (46) may also be a first name.
Tibbs 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).
“Little Theobald”. Also “Little Isobel”.
(English) Descendant of Tibb or Tebb, a pet form of Theobald (people, hold).
Tibbs Demographics
Tibbs Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Tibbs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tibbs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tibbs occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tibbs.
How Common Is The Last Name Tibbs? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tibbs is the 47,165th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 663,711 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Tibbs are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tibbs is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 46 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 9,086 people, or 1 in 39,892. In The United States it is most frequent in: Virginia, where 9 percent live, Maryland, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Tibbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tibbs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tibbs last name grew 598 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 289 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 838 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tibbs Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Tibbs last name is principally Presbyterian (41%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Tibbs last name are 9.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.69% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tibbs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 177.04% more than the national average, earning R 658,344 per year; in United States they earn 7.78% less than the national average, earning $39,794 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.13% less than the national average, earning $45,148 CAD per year.
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