Frequency: (222)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
German: variant of German Mebes, pet form of the personal name Bartholomäus (see Bartholomew).
FOREBEARS: Christoph Maibus came to Charleston, SC, in 1833 with his two sons Rhinehart and Eustace. Many present-day American bearers of this name are descended from them.
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