# Tibbs (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/tibbs/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic or as a matronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,294 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,835 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 42,329 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.6% (6,908 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Tebbs |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tibbs in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 60% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |

## Similar surnames

Tubbs, Tobias, Toups, Tipps, Tevis, Teves.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.