Explore the Family Name Tebbutt

The meaning of Tebbutt

English: from the Middle English female personal name Tebot, a rhyming variant of Ebot, itself a variant of Ibot, a pet form of Isabel. See Isbell and Hibbitt, and compare Tibbett. In some instances it may alternatively be an altered form of the Middle English surname Tebald, Tebaut; see Theobald.

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

The surname Tebbutt has seen slight fluctuations in its popularity over the years, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked 107,038 and by 2010, it had moved to rank 111,426, marking a decline of 4.1 percent in its popularity rank. Despite this drop in rank, the count of individuals with the Tebbutt surname actually increased from 154 in 2000 to 158 in 2010, a growth of 2.6 percent. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence has decreased by 16.67 percent from 0.06 to 0.05.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#107,038	#111,426	-4.1%
Count	154	158	2.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.05	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tebbutt

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Tebbutt, again using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, it is primarily linked with White ethnicity. In 2000, 95.45 percent of those with the surname were identified as White, and this percentage saw a slight increase to 96.20 percent by 2010. There were no recorded instances of the surname being associated with Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either year. However, the 2010 census did show the emergence of the Tebbutt surname among the Hispanic community at 3.8 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.45%	96.2%	0.79%
Hispanic	0%	3.8%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%