How common is the surname Hibbs?

5,585 people in the United States had the surname Hibbs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,281 Americans. It ranked 6,134th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hibbs?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hibbs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hibbs?

Jesse Hibbs, American football player and film director (1906-1985).

Where is the surname Hibbs most common?

Wikidata records people named Hibbs in the United States.

Is the surname Hibbs getting more or less common?

More common. 5,499 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,585 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Hibbs

An English patronymic surname, carried by 5,585 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hibbs is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

From a Middle English diminutive of the given names Isabel and Hilbert.

Hibbs 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 5,585 people named Hibbs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,281 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,499.

#6,134

rank among US surnames

5,585

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,767)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,130	Ellingson	5,590	55,232
#6,132	Appleton	5,588	55,252
#6,133	Priddy	5,586	55,271
#6,134	Rodman	5,585	55,281
#6,136	Helmick	5,583	55,301

Who is named Hibbs

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

93% of people named Hibbs identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hibbss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jesse Hibbs
American football player and film director (1906-1985)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hibbs

Hibbs has the Soundex code H120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H120.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hibbs come from?: From a Middle English diminutive of the given names Isabel and Hilbert.
How common is the surname Hibbs?: 5,585 people in the United States had the surname Hibbs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,281 Americans. It ranked 6,134th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hibbs?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hibbs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hibbs?: Jesse Hibbs, American football player and film director (1906-1985).
Where is the surname Hibbs most common?: Wikidata records people named Hibbs in the United States.
What type of surname is Hibbs?: Hibbs is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hibbs getting more or less common?: More common. 5,499 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,585 in 2010, up 1.6%.