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    The surname Tubbs

    A patronymic surname, carried by 12,828 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex T120

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tubbs is more common than 98.3% of them.

    Origin

    Patronymic surname from the personal name Tubbe.

    Tubbs is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 12,828 people named Tubbs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,068 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,191.

    #2,810
    rank among US surnames
    12,828
    people in 2010
    4.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.2%
    change since 2000 (was #2,709)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,801Ricketts12,86224,004
    #2,802Cheatham12,85224,023
    #2,803Lusk12,84724,033
    #2,804Mabry12,84624,034
    #2,805Millard12,84324,040
    #2,806Shen12,83924,047
    #2,807Thrasher12,83624,053

    Who is named Tubbs

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

    70% of people named Tubbs identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 70%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 24%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Tubbss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Stephanie Tubbs Jones
      American politician (1949–2008)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Tubbs

    Tubbs has the Soundex code T120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T120.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Tubbs come from?
    Patronymic surname from the personal name Tubbe.
    How common is the surname Tubbs?
    12,828 people in the United States had the surname Tubbs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,068 Americans. It ranked 2,810th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tubbs?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Tubbs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Tubbs?
    Stephanie Tubbs Jones, American politician (1949–2008).
    Where is the surname Tubbs most common?
    Wikidata records people named Tubbs in the United States.
    What type of surname is Tubbs?
    Tubbs is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Tubbs getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,191 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,828 in 2010, up 5.2%.