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sibley Name Meaning and History

English: from the popular medieval female personal name Sibley, a vernacular form of Latin Sibilla, from Greek Sibylla, a title of obscure origin borne by various oracular priestesses in classical times. In Christian mythology the sibyls came to be classed as pagan prophets (who had prophesied the coming of Christ), and hence the name was an acceptable one that could be bestowed on a Christian child.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of sibley Families in the US in 1920
Vermont: 2% (23 of 1473)New Hampshire: 1% (17 of 1473)Maryland: 1% (17 of 1473)Delaware: Less than 1% (4 of 1473)New Jersey: 2% (24 of 1473)Connecticut: 2% (26 of 1473)Rhode Island: 1% (13 of 1473)Massachusetts: 13% (193 of 1473)Hawaii: Less than 1% (0 of 1473)Alaska: Less than 1% (0 of 1473)California: 5% (78 of 1473)Nevada: Less than 1% (2 of 1473)Oregon: 1% (11 of 1473)Washington: 1% (20 of 1473)Idaho: Less than 1% (4 of 1473)Utah: Less than 1% (3 of 1473)Arizona: Less than 1% (0 of 1473)New Mexico: Less than 1% (4 of 1473)Colorado: 2% (23 of 1473)Wyoming: Less than 1% (1 of 1473)Montana: Less than 1% (6 of 1473)North Dakota: Less than 1% (5 of 1473)South Dakota: Less than 1% (7 of 1473)Nebraska: Less than 1% (6 of 1473)Kansas: 1% (15 of 1473)Oklahoma: 1% (22 of 1473)Texas: 5% (70 of 1473)Minnesota: 1% (18 of 1473)Iowa: 1% (14 of 1473)Missouri: 2% (26 of 1473)Arkansas: 1% (14 of 1473)Louisiana: 7% (110 of 1473)Illinois: 4% (63 of 1473)Wisconsin: 1% (10 of 1473)Michigan: 4% (54 of 1473)Indiana: 1% (16 of 1473)Ohio: 3% (39 of 1473)Kentucky: 1% (16 of 1473)West Virginia: Less than 1% (4 of 1473)Tennessee: 1% (12 of 1473)Mississippi: 4% (59 of 1473)Alabama: 3% (43 of 1473)Florida: 1% (18 of 1473)Georgia: 4% (55 of 1473)South Carolina: Less than 1% (7 of 1473)North Carolina: 1% (11 of 1473)Virginia: 3% (40 of 1473)Maryland: 1% (17 of 1473)Delaware: Less than 1% (4 of 1473)New Jersey: 2% (24 of 1473)Pennsylvania: 4% (59 of 1473)New York: 8% (112 of 1473)Connecticut: 2% (26 of 1473)Rhode Island: 1% (13 of 1473)Massachusetts: 13% (193 of 1473)Vermont: 2% (23 of 1473)New Hampshire: 1% (17 of 1473)Maine: 4% (62 of 1473)
Number of sibley families
 98-193
 33-97		 1-32
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