Bobby Surname

53,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,642 people bear this surname

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

Bobby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boby.' Bob is almost unknown as a nick, of Robert in the surname period. Hob was the household nick, all over the country. But v. Bobbett. Even there, however, I have scarcely any instances to record.

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Bobby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1321:170,00917,182
India1,4681:522,52426,053
Papua New Guinea1,3531:6,026381
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Nigeria4171:424,80321,997
England4051:137,57513,447
Solomon Islands2561:2,266202
Indonesia2531:522,72442,472
Canada2201:167,48016,862
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Malaysia2021:146,0119,166
South Africa1721:314,98729,898
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Australia1521:177,60318,018
Iran1461:525,90830,660
Liberia1151:38,3353,545
Israel1061:80,7329,742
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Pakistan641:2,791,31123,365
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Zambia221:720,45126,729
China211:65,110,5513,537
Nicaragua181:334,5053,129
France151:4,428,181244,602
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Oman111:335,2704,992
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1411:172,87514,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Bôbby (1) are calculated separately.

Bobby (445,861) may also be a first name.

Bobby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boby.' Bob is almost unknown as a nick, of Robert in the surname period. Hob was the household nick, all over the country. But v. Bobbett. Even there, however, I have scarcely any instances to record. Probably Bob came into fashion among the 'upper ten' later on, just as Jane took the place of Joan in aristocratic circles, when every kitchen wench was called by the latter form.

Osbert de Boby, Lincolnshire, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Hugo de Bobi, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Emma de Boby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Walter de Boby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1786. Married — Thomas Bobby and Diana Henley: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) belonging to Boby (? Lincs.) = prob. BoGi’s or Boge’s Dwelling or Estate. [Old Norse by-r] Emma de Boby.— Hundred Rolls (Lincs.) Walter de Boby.—Hund. Rolls (Lincs.) (English) 1 the Teutonic name-stem Bob- as in Anglo-Saxon Bob(b)a)+the E, diminutive suff -y,-ie.

2 (later) a double diminutive of Robert, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A nickname of Robert.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Bófi (?); in the Domesday Book, Bubba; from the German, Bube, Bober, Bobisch; from the Swedish, Bobberg; from the Danish, Bobe; from the Dutch, Bobbe; from the French, Bobde; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bobby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bobby (Arabic: بوبي, Bengali: ববি, Hindi: बोबी, Marathi: बॉबी, Oriya: ବବି, Tibetan: བོ་བི་) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as: Bôbby. For other possible spellings of Bobby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bobby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,039th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 755,813 people. The surname Bobby occurs predominantly in Asia, where 33 percent of Bobby live; 24 percent live in North America and 24 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bobby is also the 2,288th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 445,861 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,132 people, or 1 in 170,009. In The United States Bobby is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States Bobby exists in 111 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.

Bobby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bobby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bobby last name grew 10,660 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 287 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bobby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Bobby last name are 5.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.05% registered with the party.

The amount Bobby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 119.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 42,628 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.73% less than the national average, earning R 150,348 per year; in United States they earn 4.95% less than the national average, earning $41,014 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.61% less than the national average, earning $48,885 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bôbby931/
Bobboy91119/
Bobbey9158/
Bobbys9123/
Bobbay915/
Bobbyo911/
Bobbyz911/
Boubbey836/
Bobbytt833/
Bobba808,795/
Bobbe801,188/
Bobbi80505/
Babby80270/
Bebby8051/
Wobby8013/
Bubby8012/
Bobbé806/
Bowby803/
Vobby801/
Boubbeyt771/
Bobbio732,822/
Bobboi731,736/
Bobber73388/
Bobbit73303/
Bobbie73250/
Bobbaa7378/
Babbey7362/
Bobway7343/
Bobbee7325/
Bobbet7319/
Bobbis7312/
Boubba7312/
Boubbe7311/
Babbay736/
Bobbai735/
Bobbha735/
Bhobba734/
Bobboa732/
Woobby732/
Boibba732/
Bowboy731/
Boobba731/
Bebbey731/
Bobwey731/
Boubbi731/
Bobbes731/
Babbys731/
Bobbid731/
Boibbe731/
Bobuoy731/
Beebby730/
Boubbeytt7110/
Boubbaytt716/
Bobbitt679,823/
Bobbett671,045/
Bobbish67206/
Bobbits6714/
Bovbysh673/
Bobbich672/
Boubbes671/
Bobbioh671/
Woobbey671/
Babbaya671/
Bobbaja671/
Bobbais671/
Bojbbaa671/
Boibbih671/
Bowbhey671/
Bobbets670/

Bobby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bobby in the Bengali language
ববিbabi-
Bobby in the Oriya language
ବବିbabi98
Bobby in the Marathi language
बॉबीbobi93.02
बोबीbobi5.81
Bobby in the Tibetan language
བོ་བི་bobi85.71
སྦོ་བི་bobi14.29
Bobby in the Hindi language
बोबीbobi45.91
बौबीbaubi24.85
बॉबीbobi19.88
बाबीbabi5.85
बाॅबीbaebi3.51
Bobby in the Arabic language
بوبيbwby-

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