How common is the surname Bibb?

3,796 people in the United States had the surname Bibb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,334 Americans. It ranked 8,655th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bibb?

Leslie Bibb, American actress, followed by George M. Bibb.

Where is the surname Bibb most common?

Wikidata records people named Bibb in the United States.

Is the surname Bibb getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,863 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,796 in 2010, down 1.7%.

The surname Bibb

A surname, carried by 3,796 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bibb is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

From England.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,796 people named Bibb in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,334 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,863.

#8,655

rank among US surnames

3,796

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-1.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,946)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,650	Reichard	3,799	81,270
#8,651	Silvey	3,798	81,292
#8,653	Casella	3,797	81,313
#8,655	Bibb	3,796	81,334

Who is named Bibb

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

70% of people named Bibb identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bibbs

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leslie Bibb
American actress, born 1973
George M. Bibb
American politician (1776–1859)
Thomas Bibb
American politician (1783-1839)
Eric Bibb
American singer-songwriter, born 1951
Henry Bibb
American writer and abolitionist (1815–1854)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bibb

Bibb has the Soundex code B100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B100.

Questions

Where does the surname Bibb come from?: From England.
How common is the surname Bibb?: 3,796 people in the United States had the surname Bibb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,334 Americans. It ranked 8,655th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bibb?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Bibb identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bibb?: Leslie Bibb, American actress, followed by George M. Bibb.
Where is the surname Bibb most common?: Wikidata records people named Bibb in the United States.
Is the surname Bibb getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,863 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,796 in 2010, down 1.7%.