Explore the Family Name Ebbs

The meaning of Ebbs

1. English: variant of Hebbes (with loss of initial H-), itself a variant of Hebb, with post-medieval excrescent -s. Alternatively, the name may be a variant of Ibbs, from the Middle English female personal names Ibb or Ebbe, pet forms of Isabel, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Ebbitt. 2. North German: patronymic from a short form of Ebbert.

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How common is the last name Ebbs in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ebbs has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 33,690 and rose to 32,935 by 2010, showing a change of 2.24%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname also increased by 9.09% from 638 in 2000 to 696 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,690	#32,935	2.24%
Count	638	696	9.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.24	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ebbs

The Ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates a moderate shift in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Ebbs between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White marginally increased from 80.41% to 80.46%, while those identifying as Black decreased from 15.36% to 14.22%. There was a notable decline in the percentage of Hispanic individuals, which went down by 21.46%. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races saw a noticeable increase of 22.34%. No significant data was recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities during both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.41%	80.46%	0.06%
Black	15.36%	14.22%	-7.42%
Two or More Races	1.88%	2.3%	22.34%
Hispanic	2.19%	1.72%	-21.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%