Explore the Family Name Tibbles

The meaning of Tibbles

English (Hertfordshire): variant of Tibble, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Tibbles has seen a minor decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Tibbles was ranked as the 46,614th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had fallen slightly to the 48,800th position, showing a change of -4.69%. Similarly, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also decreased from 0.16 to 0.15 during the same period, marking a decline of 6.25%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname saw a minuscule increase of 0.47%, going from 430 in 2000 to 432 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,614	#48,800	-4.69%
Count	430	432	0.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tibbles

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Tibbles, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, shows a predominance of White ethnicity among bearers of this name over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White fell slightly from 96.28% to 96.06%. The data reveals an increase in the Hispanic representation for this surname, with a rise from 1.16% in 2000 to 1.85% in 2010, marking a significant change of 59.48%. There were no reported individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000. However, by 2010, 1.16% identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native. No change was observed in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, and Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.28%	96.06%	-0.23%
Hispanic	1.16%	1.85%	59.48%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.16%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%