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

Labbé, 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 Labbé surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Labbé in America

Labbé is the 7732nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Labbé surname appeared 4,294 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 Labbé.

We can also compare 2010 data for Labbé 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 Labbé

The surname Labbe originated in France, derived from the Old French word "l'abbé," meaning "the abbot" or "the priest." This name was likely given to someone who lived near an abbey or had some connection to the clergy or religious institutions during the Middle Ages.

In the 12th century, the name Labbe can be found in various records and manuscripts from the Normandy region of northern France. The earliest known bearer of this surname was Robert Labbe, a monk who lived in the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Wandrille in Normandy around 1150.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, the name Labbe spread across France, particularly in the regions of Normandy, Brittany, and Paris. It was often associated with families who lived near abbeys or had ties to the church. For instance, the village of Abbeville in northern France, originally named "Abbatis Villa" meaning "the Abbot's village," was a center for the Labbe family during this period.

One notable figure with the surname Labbe was Philippe Labbe, a French Jesuit scholar and historian born in Bourges in 1607. He is known for his work "Bibliotheca Bibliothecarum," a comprehensive bibliography of bibliographies published in 1653.

Another prominent individual was Étienne Labbe, a French mathematician and astronomer born in Aignan in 1610. He made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and the calculation of planetary orbits.

In the 17th century, the name Labbe can be found in various records from the city of Lyon, where a family of merchants and bankers bearing this surname lived and prospered. One member of this family, Jean-Baptiste Labbe, born in 1663, became a renowned financier and advisor to the French monarchy.

During the 18th century, Pierre-Philippe Labbe, a French playwright and poet born in Paris in 1722, gained recognition for his works in the neoclassical style, including the tragedy "Iphigénie en Tauride" (1758).

Throughout history, the surname Labbe has been spelled in various ways, such as Labbé, L'Abbé, Labé, or Labée, reflecting regional variations and linguistic changes over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Labbé

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

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 Labbé 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 Labbé 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 Labbé was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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