English: according to Reaney and Wilson, this is from a Middle
English personal name derived from an unattested Old English one,
Tæbba. The surname is found mainly in Cornwall, so it could in fact be from a Cornish personal name.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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