Mabe
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Frequency: (2402)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Dutch: from the medieval female personal name Mabe, a short form of Mabelie, derived from a Latin personal name and saint's name (A)mabilia. Compare Mabbitt.
2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): unexplained.
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
Dictionary of American Family Names. Copyright © 2006 Patrick Hanks. All rights reserved.
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MABE
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Ricky Mabe
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Tom Mabe
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