How common is the surname Libbey?

1,196 people in the United States had the surname Libbey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 258,148 Americans. It ranked 21,750th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Libbey?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Libbey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Libbey?

William Libbey, American geographer, academic, sport shooter (1855–1927), followed by Pauline Frederick.

Where is the surname Libbey most common?

Wikidata records people named Libbey in the United States.

Is the surname Libbey getting more or less common?

More common. 1,156 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,196 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Libbey

A surname, carried by 1,196 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Libbey is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,196 people named Libbey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 258,148 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,156.

#21,750

rank among US surnames

1,196

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #21,156)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#21,750	Celli	1,196	258,148
#21,759	Finnigan	1,195	258,364

Who is named Libbey

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

94% of people named Libbey identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Libbeys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Libbey
American geographer, academic, sport shooter (1855–1927)
Pauline Frederick
American actress (1883–1938)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Libbey

Libbey has the Soundex code L100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L100.

Questions

How common is the surname Libbey?: 1,196 people in the United States had the surname Libbey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 258,148 Americans. It ranked 21,750th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Libbey?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Libbey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Libbey?: William Libbey, American geographer, academic, sport shooter (1855–1927), followed by Pauline Frederick.
Where is the surname Libbey most common?: Wikidata records people named Libbey in the United States.
Is the surname Libbey getting more or less common?: More common. 1,156 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,196 in 2010, up 3.5%.