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

The surname Cobbing is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cobbing.

How Common Is The Last Name Cobbing? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 963,821st most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname Cobbing occurs mostly 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 frequent in England, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 323,942. In England Cobbing is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 38 percent are found, Kent, where 16 percent are found and Essex, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Cobbing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cobbing has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cobbing last name grew 253 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cobbing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cobbing last name is primarily 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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