How common is the surname Tabb?

4,312 people in the United States had the surname Tabb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,601 Americans. It ranked 7,698th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tabb?

Mary Decker, American athletics competitor, middle distance runner, long distance runner.

Where is the surname Tabb most common?

Wikidata records people named Tabb in the United States.

Is the surname Tabb getting more or less common?

More common. 4,215 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,312 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Tabb

A surname, carried by 4,312 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tabb is more common than 95.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,312 people named Tabb in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,601 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,215.

#7,698

rank among US surnames

4,312

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,292)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,689	Gerhart	4,319	71,485
#7,690	Alleman	4,318	71,502
#7,691	Srinivasan	4,317	71,519
#7,692	Mathison	4,316	71,535
#7,694	Oxley	4,315	71,552
#7,695	Schmucker	4,314	71,568
#7,697	Mote	4,313	71,585

Who is named Tabb

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

50% of people named Tabb identified as Black (not Hispanic), 46% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 50%
White (not Hispanic) 46%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Tabbs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mary Decker
American athletics competitor, middle distance runner, long distance runner, born 1958

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tabb

Tabb has the Soundex code T100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T100.

Questions

How common is the surname Tabb?: 4,312 people in the United States had the surname Tabb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,601 Americans. It ranked 7,698th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tabb?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Tabb identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 46% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tabb?: Mary Decker, American athletics competitor, middle distance runner, long distance runner.
Where is the surname Tabb most common?: Wikidata records people named Tabb in the United States.
Is the surname Tabb getting more or less common?: More common. 4,215 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,312 in 2010, up 2.3%.