Tibby Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Tibby 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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Tibby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica1821:15,7691,487
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
England1251:445,74429,621
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China21:683,660,78330,601
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Tibby (254) may also be a first name.

Tibby 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

= Tibb (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tibby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tibby is found in Jamaica more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tibby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 567,444th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Tibby live; 33 percent live in Caribbean and 33 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 559,024th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 254 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Jamaica, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 15,769. In Jamaica it is most prevalent in: Middlesex County, where 58 percent live, Cornwall County, where 26 percent live and Surrey County, where 15 percent live. Not including Jamaica Tibby is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.

Tibby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tibby has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 309 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 379 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tibby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tibby last name is predominantly Catholic (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States Tibby are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tibby earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.93% more than the national average, earning $45,706 USD per year.

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