Explore the Family Name Squibb

The meaning of Squibb

English: probably a nickname for an irascible or unpredictable person, from an unrecorded Middle English squibbe, attested first in Early modern English, and meaning ‘firework’, later metaphorically ‘lampoon, satirical attack’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Squibb has seen a marginal decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked at 26,717 and increased to a rank of 27,435 in 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity by 2.69%. Conversely, the count of individuals with the surname Squibb rose slightly from 857 to 879, a growth rate of 2.57%. The proportion of the surname per 100,000 people decreased by 6.25% from 0.32 to 0.3.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,717	#27,435	-2.69%
Count	857	879	2.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.3	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Squibb

The ethnicity distribution of those carrying the Squibb surname also shifted between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The White group saw an increase from 95.22% to 96.70%, showing a 1.55% rise. Interestingly, individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander appeared in the 2010 data, comprising 0.91% of the Squibbs, where no individuals identified as such in 2000. The number of individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased significantly by 69.52%, from 1.87% to 0.57%. There was also a drop in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic from 2.10% to 1.59%, a decrease of 24.29%. No individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year's data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.22%	96.7%	1.55%
Hispanic	2.1%	1.59%	-24.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.91%	0%
Two or More Races	1.87%	0.57%	-69.52%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%