Cobbin Surname

377,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Cobbin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jacob,' from the nick. Cob, diminutive Cobb-in or Cobb-on; compare Col-in from Nicholas, Rob-in from Robert, or Gibbon from Gilbert. But Coppin (which see) was the sharpened form.

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Cobbin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5011:723,47156,884
Australia2311:116,86512,949
England1741:320,21923,859
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Cobbin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jacob,' from the nick. Cob, diminutive Cobb-in or Cobb-on; compare Col-in from Nicholas, Rob-in from Robert, or Gibbon from Gilbert. But Coppin (which see) was the sharpened form.

Ralph Cobin, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Cobon, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

189 1773. Married — John Cobbin and Ann Brass: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Cobb (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -in.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. De Cobbin. H.R. co. Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cobbin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cobbin is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cobbin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cobbin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cobbin is the 377,677th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,703,537 people. The surname Cobbin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Cobbin reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Cobbin is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 501 people, or 1 in 723,471. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 34 percent are found, Michigan, where 11 percent are found and Ohio, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States Cobbin occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 24 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Cobbin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cobbin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cobbin surname grew 659 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cobbin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cobbin surname are 10.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.79% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cobbin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.04% less than the national average, earning $39,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.17% less than the national average, earning $48,109 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Cobbinn921/
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Cobben83823/
Jobbin8369/
Cabbin8322/
Cobuin831/
Kobbin831/
Cobwin830/
Kobbina7716/
Kobbing774/
Chubbin771/
Cubbing771/
Jobbing771/
Kobbn733/
Khoubbin711/
Kabbin67669/
Jabbin67193/
Kobben67119/
Jobben6742/
Cavbin6722/
Sabbin6717/
Cabuin6713/
Kebbin677/
Kovbin677/
Cubben673/
Kobuin672/
Cowben672/
Zabbin671/
Kubbin671/
Sobben671/
Cabben671/
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