Where Does The Last Name Dobbs Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Dobbs (Russian: Доббс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobbs? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 16,596^th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 217,929 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Dobbs are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dobbs is also the 1,075,395^th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 80 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 25,620 people, or 1 in 14,147. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and Alabama, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 65 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Dobbs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Dobbs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dobbs surname expanded 765 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 366 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 102 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 370 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dobbs Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dobbs surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dobbs last name are 17.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dobbs earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.61% more than the national average, earning R 315,120 per year; in United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $48,913 CAD per year.