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

Tubens, 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 Tubens surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tubens in America

Tubens is the 83226th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tubens surname appeared 226 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Tubens.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tubens 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 Tubens

The surname TUBENS is of English origin, first appearing in records during the late 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "tubb", meaning a large, round wooden container, and "en", a diminutive suffix indicating a smaller version. This suggests the name may have originally referred to someone who made or sold small tubs or buckets.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname TUBENS can be found in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, where a Thomas Tubens was listed as a resident in 1592. Around the same time, a John Tubens was recorded as a merchant in the nearby town of Lavenham in 1597.

In the 17th century, the name appears to have spread to other parts of England. The Hearth Tax returns of 1665 list a Robert Tubens as a householder in the village of Grappenhall, Cheshire. Meanwhile, the 1674 Protestation Returns for Nottinghamshire include a William Tubens from the town of Southwell.

The TUBENS surname may have originated as an occupational name, but it also shares similarities with certain place names in Suffolk, such as Tubney and Tubdenham. It's possible that some early bearers of the name derived their surname from these locations.

Notable individuals with the surname TUBENS include:

1. Thomas Tubens (c. 1560 - 1632), a prominent merchant and landowner in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.
2. Elizabeth Tubens (1618 - 1692), an early Quaker missionary who traveled extensively in the American colonies.
3. John Tubens (1745 - 1823), a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars.
4. Samuel Tubens (1786 - 1864), an English architect known for his work on several churches and country houses in Gloucestershire.
5. Mary Tubens (1822 - 1889), a philanthropist and social reformer who founded several charitable organizations in London.

While the surname TUBENS was never particularly widespread, it maintained a consistent presence in historical records across various regions of England from the late 16th century onwards.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tubens

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

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

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