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Kibbe Family History

Kibbe Surname Meaning

According to Reaney, this is a nickname from an unattested Old English word cybbe meaning ‘clumsy’ or ‘thickset’. Reaney's speculation is apparently based on taking the Middle English word kibble ‘cudgel’ as a diminutive of an unattested Old English word. Corresponding personal names have been postulated for the placenames Kibworth (‘enclosure of a man called Cybba’) and Kibblesworth (‘enclosure of a man called Cybbel’); so in theory the surname could be a reflex of these Old English personal names.

North German: nickname for a cantankerous person from Middle Low German and Middle High German kiven ‘to quarrel’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Kibbe families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kibbe family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Kibbe families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 3 Kibbe families living in Gloucestershire. This was about 50% of all the recorded Kibbe's in United Kingdom. Gloucestershire had the highest population of Kibbe families in 1891.
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What did your Kibbe ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housework were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Kibbe. 24% of Kibbe men worked as a Farmer and 18% of Kibbe women worked as a Housework. Some less common occupations for Americans named Kibbe were Clerk and Stenographer.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    24%
  • Laborer
    13%
  • Salesman
    7%
  • Clerk
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housework
    18%
  • Housewife
    12%
  • Clerk
    9%
  • Stenographer
    9%

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Passenger Lists

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Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Kibbe life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Kibbe in 1957 was 42, and 77 in 2004.

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