Tribe

See also: tribe

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Tribe (plural Tribes)

1. 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.