Bobbitt Surname

52,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bobbitt Surname Definition:

(French) A haughty person who made a show of pomp; one who stammered or stuttered.

Bobbitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,4471:38,3684,727
Canada3011:122,41112,833
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9951:50,4715,727

Bobbitt (31) may also be a first name.

Bobbitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) A haughty person who made a show of pomp; one who stammered or stuttered.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bobbitt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bobbitt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bobbitt occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bobbitt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 52,140th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 741,886 people. Bobbitt occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Bobbitt reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bobbitt is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 31 people.

Bobbitt is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 9,447 people, or 1 in 38,368. In The United States Bobbitt is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 14 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and Virginia, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Bobbitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bobbitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bobbitt last name increased 949 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 28 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bobbitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bobbitt surname are 1.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.05% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bobbitt earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $39,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.81% less than the national average, earning $46,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bobbitte9318/
Bobbit92303/
Boubbeitt884/
Boubbaitt881/
Babbitt867,430/
Bobbett861,045/
Bobbits8614/
Bubbitt864/
Bobbytt863/
Bebbitt861/
Bobbite860/
Bobbi83505/
Bobbette80102/
Babbitts8071/
Boubbeit8020/
Babbitte801/
Babbiett801/
Vobbitte801/
Babbittt800/
Bobbio772,822/
Bobboi771,736/
Babbit77451/
Bobbie77250/
Bobbet7719/
Bobbis7712/
Bobbai775/
Boubbi771/
Bobbid771/
Boubbeytt7510/
Boubbaytt756/
Bobbish71206/
Babbitz7167/
Babbits7135/
Bubbett7128/
Babbett7110/
Bobbete712/
Bobbich712/
Bobbioh711/
Bebbett711/
Bobbais711/
Babbith711/
Babuitt711/
Boibbih711/
Bobbets710/
Babbite710/
Bobbeth710/
Bobvett710/
Bobby679,642/
Bobba678,795/
Bobbe671,188/
Babbi671,049/
Bobbé676/
Babbette674/
Bobwhite672/
Babbitch671/
Boubbeyt671/
Boubbish671/

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