Babb Family History
Babb Name Meaning
English (Devon Somerset and Cornwall): from the Middle English personal name Babb(e) usually no doubt a pet form of the female personal name Barbara (see Barbara ) but possibly in some cases a survival of the Old English personal name Babba which is found in several placenames including Babbacombe in Devon and Babington in Somerset. English (Devon Somerset and Cornwall): from Middle English babe ‘infant young child’ applied as a nickname. Americanized form of German Bobb or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022