The surname Bibbs
An English patronymic surname, carried by 4,190 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex B120
Origin
English origin
From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.
Bibbs is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 4,190 people named Bibbs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,686 Americans. That is up 8.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,862.
#7,900
rank among US surnames
4,190
people in 2010
1.4
per 100,000 Americans
+8.5%
change since 2000 (was #7,948)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #7,896 | Brawley | 4,193 | 73,634 |
| #7,898 | Hartsfield | 4,192 | 73,651 |
| #7,899 | Bunton | 4,191 | 73,669 |
| #7,900 | Waldon | 4,190 | 73,686 |
| #7,903 | Sikorski | 4,189 | 73,704 |
Who is named Bibbs
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
80% of people named Bibbs identified as Black (not Hispanic), 13% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as two or more races.
- Black (not Hispanic) 80%
- White (not Hispanic) 13%
- Two or more races 4.0%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Other English surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Bibbs come from?
- From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.
- How common is the surname Bibbs?
- 4,190 people in the United States had the surname Bibbs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,686 Americans. It ranked 7,900th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Bibbs?
- In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Bibbs identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 13% as white (not Hispanic).
- What type of surname is Bibbs?
- Bibbs is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Bibbs getting more or less common?
- More common. 3,862 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,190 in 2010, up 8.5%.