No insight has been provided as to why these families were named Tabeekh. Chances are their forefathers worked as cooks or were fond of good food. 

Members
Those carrying the family name Tabeekh total 630 members. Another 70 hold a slightly different name, ‘Tabeekha’. The Tabeekhs and Tabeekhas are divided almost equally among both Sunni and Shia’a communities.  They are spread in the following areas:

Sunni
-    Mina, Tripoli: 75 Tabeekh members and 17 Tabeekha members.
-    Qebbeh, Tripoli: 42
-    El-Mhatra, Tripoli: 10
-    Al-Nouri, Tripoli: 55 Tabeekh members and 15 Tabeekha members
-    Nabi Yashweh, Mennieh-Dennieh: 93 
-    Haddadine, Tripoli: 25 Tabeekha members

Shia’a
-    Drous, Baalbeck: 310 members
-    Haush al-Thahab, Baalbeck: 41