How common is the surname Mabey?

1,064 people in the United States had the surname Mabey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 290,174 Americans. It ranked 23,768th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mabey?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Mabey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mabey?

Charles R. Mabey, American politician (1877-1959).

Where is the surname Mabey most common?

Wikidata records people named Mabey in the United States.

Is the surname Mabey getting more or less common?

More common. 951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,064 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Mabey

An English surname, carried by 1,064 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mabey is more common than 85.4% of them.

Origin

English origin

Uncertain: it could be from a hypocoristic form of the Middle English female personal name Mabbe, or alternatively a variant of Mowbray.

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 1,064 people named Mabey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 290,174 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 951.

#23,768

rank among US surnames

1,064

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+11.9%

change since 2000 (was #24,615)

Who is named Mabey

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

94% of people named Mabey identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.4%

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 Mabeys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles R. Mabey
American politician (1877-1959)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mabey

Mabey has the Soundex code M100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M100.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mabey come from?: Uncertain: it could be from a hypocoristic form of the Middle English female personal name Mabbe, or alternatively a variant of Mowbray.
How common is the surname Mabey?: 1,064 people in the United States had the surname Mabey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 290,174 Americans. It ranked 23,768th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mabey?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Mabey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mabey?: Charles R. Mabey, American politician (1877-1959).
Where is the surname Mabey most common?: Wikidata records people named Mabey in the United States.
Is the surname Mabey getting more or less common?: More common. 951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,064 in 2010, up 12%.