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    The surname Stubbs

    A surname, carried by 20,134 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /stʌbz/ 1 syllable Soundex S312

    Stubbs: #1,781 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Stubbs #1,781, 20,134 people Stubbs: #1,781 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Stubbs #1,781, 20,134 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stubbs is more common than 98.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 20,134 people named Stubbs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,335 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,068.

    #1,781
    rank among US surnames
    20,134
    people in 2010
    6.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.6%
    change since 2000 (was #1,722)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,772Hackett20,27815,226
    #1,773Posey20,26315,237
    #1,774Fountain20,19315,290
    #1,775Cornelius20,16015,315
    #1,777Barnhart20,15715,317
    #1,778Rendon20,14315,328
    #1,779Hannah20,13815,331

    Who is named Stubbs

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

    64% of people named Stubbs identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 64%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 30%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Stubbss

    8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Rennae Stubbs
      Australian tennis player, born 1971
    • Levi Stubbs
      American singer, actor (1936–2008)
    • Imogen Stubbs
      British actress, born 1961
    • Frank Stubbs
      American ice hockey player (1909–1993)
    • Reginald Edward Stubbs
      British colonial administrator (1876–1947)
    • Sam Stubbs
      Association football player (born 1998)
    • Walter R. Stubbs
      American businessman and politician (1858–1929)
    • Hal Clement
      American author (1922–2003)

    Notable Stubbss come mostly from the United States (4), the United Kingdom (3) and Australia (1).

    Questions

    How common is the surname Stubbs?
    20,134 people in the United States had the surname Stubbs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,335 Americans. It ranked 1,781st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Stubbs?
    In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Stubbs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Stubbs?
    Rennae Stubbs, Australian tennis player, followed by Levi Stubbs.
    Where is the surname Stubbs most common?
    Wikidata records people named Stubbs in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
    How do you pronounce Stubbs?
    Stubbs is /stʌbz/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Stubbs getting more or less common?
    More common. 19,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,134 in 2010, up 5.6%.