Ebbs Family History
Ebbs Name Meaning
English: variant of Hebbes (with loss of initial H-) itself a variant of Hebb with post-medieval excrescent -s. Alternatively the name may be a variant of Ibbs from the Middle English female personal names Ibb or Ebbe pet forms of Isabel with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Ebbitt . North German: patronymic from a short form of Ebbert .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022