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    The surname Bibby

    An English patronymic surname, carried by 1,624 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈbɪbi/ 2 syllables Soundex B100

    Bibby: #17,385 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bibby #17,385, 1,624 people Bibby: #17,385 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bibby #17,385, 1,624 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bibby is more common than 89.3% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.

    Bibby 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 1,624 people named Bibby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 190,114 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,569.

    #17,385
    rank among US surnames
    1,624
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.5%
    change since 2000 (was #16,761)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,379Tarnowski1,625189,997
    #17,385Brasel1,624190,114
    #17,392Slavens1,623190,231

    Who is named Bibby

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

    79% of people named Bibby identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bibbys

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mike Bibby
      American basketball player and coach (born 1978)
    • Henry Bibby
      American basketball player and coach, born 1949
    • Geoffrey Bibby
      British archaeologist (1917–2001)

    Notable Bibbys come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bibby

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

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bibby come from?
    From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.
    How common is the surname Bibby?
    1,624 people in the United States had the surname Bibby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,114 Americans. It ranked 17,385th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bibby?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Bibby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bibby?
    Mike Bibby, American basketball player and coach (born 1978), followed by Henry Bibby.
    Where is the surname Bibby most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bibby in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Bibby?
    Bibby is /ˈbɪbi/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Bibby?
    Bibby is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Bibby getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,569 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,624 in 2010, up 3.5%.