# Bibby (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bibby/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a matronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,624 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,385 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 190,114 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (1,569 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɪbi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bibby in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bibby in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Bibby

- Mike Bibby, American basketball player and coach (born 1978)
- Henry Bibby, American basketball player and coach
- Geoffrey Bibby, British archaeologist (1917–2001)

## Similar surnames

Bibb, Bibi, Bobby, Beebe, Babb, Bobo, Bybee, Bove, Bobb, Bova, Bopp, Bovee.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.