Bible
A rare surname probably arising as an Irish form of another name, rather than from the sacred book itself.
The #7,119 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 65,691 Americans shares it.
Etymology
The most useful historical clue comes from Lower, who explicitly treats Bible as probably an Irish corruption of some other surname. That makes the name uncertain in origin, and it should not be assumed to come directly from the English word for the Christian scriptures. In practice, surnames like this can arise from phonetic reshaping of an older Gaelic or English name as it was recorded in English documents.
History
The surname is rare, and the 19th-century evidence we have does not establish a single secure source. Lower’s comment suggests an Irish line of development, but the name also resembles an English word surname, so later spellings may have been influenced by folk association with the Bible itself. The modern US distribution is sparse, which fits a name of limited and possibly multiple origins.
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Fun fact
Despite the obvious modern spelling, the historical lexicographer cited here did not treat it as a straightforward occupational or devotional name.
From the historical record
“name is found in H.R., without any prefix. BIBLE. Probably an Ii-ish corruption of some other name. BICK. An A-Sax. personal name, Bicca. Cod. Dipl. 994. BICKER. BICKERS. A parish in co. Lincoln. BICIvERSTAFF. Tlxe O. Eng. hichr means to skirmish or contend, and a bicker-staff, therefore, probalily signifies a”
— Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom