Last Name DIBBS

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Meaning The son of Theobald, from the nickname Tebb or Tibb, changed to Dibbm of which the patronymic is Dibbs; or the son of Isabella, from the nickname Tibb with a similar change of initial. DIbb is a common surname in Yorkshire, where Isabella and its nickname Tibb were especially popular six centuries ago.
Origin English

Rank 117,538 (2000 US census)
Count 137 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 78.83%, or 108 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 16.06%, or 22 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


English surnames

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Ukrainian middle names

 Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

Surnames that make great first names

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