Last Name NIBBS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Isabel, from nickname Ibb. This Ibb became familiarly Nibb, just as Oliver became Noll. Isabel had a great many nicknames, the name being very popular in its day. which happened to be the hereditary surname period.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 80,216 (2000 US census) 50,230 (1990 US census)
Count 220 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 9.09%, or 20 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 74.55%, or 164 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 6.82%, or 15 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 4.55%, or 10 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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