Find out how popular the last name Chubb is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Chubb.

Chubb, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Chubb surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chubb in America

Chubb is the 11993rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chubb surname appeared 2,604 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Chubb.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chubb to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Chubb

The surname Chubb is believed to have originated in England, with its earliest known records dating back to the late 13th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Old English word "cob," which referred to a rounded mass or lump, often used to describe a stout or thick person. It is also possible that the name is related to the Middle English word "chubby," meaning plump or fat.

In the Hundredorum Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1279, one of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears as "Richard Chubbe." The surname is also found in various other medieval records, such as the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex from 1327, where it is spelled "Chubby."

The Chubb surname is particularly associated with the county of Somerset in southwest England. The earliest known bearer of the name in this region was John Chubbe, who was recorded in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of Somerset in 1327. Over the centuries, the name has been associated with various places in Somerset, including the village of Chubbsleigh and the town of Chubbslea.

One notable early bearer of the Chubb surname was Sir Thomas Chubb, a prominent English judge who lived in the 15th century. He served as a Justice of the Common Pleas from 1454 until his death in 1460. Another early figure was John Chubb, a Puritan clergyman who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries and served as the rector of Woodstock, Oxfordshire.

The Chubb surname also has a connection to the Domesday Book of 1086, which recorded landholdings in England shortly after the Norman Conquest. While the name "Chubb" does not appear directly, there are several references to places that may have influenced the development of the surname, such as the village of Cubbel in Staffordshire.

Other notable individuals with the Chubb surname include Thomas Chubb (1679-1747), an English deist and philosophical writer; Percival Chubb (1911-1994), an English lawyer and social reformer; and Sir Ralph Chubb (1892-1960), a British architect and civil engineer who designed several notable structures in London.

Throughout its history, the Chubb surname has been associated with various occupations and professions, including farming, trade, and craftsmanship. While its origins can be traced back to medieval England, the name has since spread to other parts of the world, carried by immigration and the movement of people over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chubb

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Chubb.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Chubb was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Chubb has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Chubb was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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