Tribe

See also: tribe

English

Etymology

Southern English surname of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Latin tribus.

Proper noun

Tribe (plural Tribes)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Tribe is the 36379^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 615 individuals. Tribe is most common among White (92.68%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tribe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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