About the Tebbe Surname

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Tibbs surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

The meaning behind Tebbe

Clerks wrote Tibbs in many ways, and Tebbe is one that stuck. Read literally, Tebbe points to “Descendant of Tibb or Tebb, a pet form of Theobald (people, bold)”.

Records show Tebbe as one of the forms Tibbs took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. 1,308 Americans were listed as Tebbe in the 2010 census.

Get the complete Tebbe report, with a museum-style coat of arms.