Cobbing Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cobbing 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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Cobbing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1721:323,94224,037
Australia541:499,92037,885
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559

Cobbing 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

For Cobbin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cobbing Last Name Facts

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

Cobbing is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cobbing? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 963,821st most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. Cobbing occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Cobbing are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Cobbing is most numerous in England, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 323,942. In England Cobbing is most frequent in: Greater London, where 38 percent reside, Kent, where 16 percent reside and Essex, where 10 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Cobbing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cobbing has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cobbing last name grew 253 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cobbing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Cobbing earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning R 276,120 per year; in United States they earn 53.11% less than the national average, earning $20,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning $47,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cobbin92946/
Cobbina869,193/
Sobbing8654/
Cobbien867/
Kobbing864/
Coibbin861/
Cobbinn861/
Cubbing861/
Jobbing861/
Jobbings8058/
Koebbing803/
Cobben77823/
Cabbin7722/
Kobbin771/
Köbbing7198/
Cabbeng7133/
Kobbina7116/
Jabbing712/
Sabbing711/
Kabbing711/
Kubbing710/
Kobbn673/
Khoubbin671/

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