Cobbold Surname

119,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Cobbold Surname Definition:

(English) the Domesday Cubold, the Anglo-Saxon Cúthb(e)ald = Famous-Bold [Old English cúð, famous + b(e)ald, bold] Hamo Cubald.—Hundred Rolls

Cobbold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,9401:13,9281,803
England1,4881:37,4454,891
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Australia571:473,60936,415
Ivory Coast541:427,24514,306
Canada441:837,40065,151
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Wales191:162,87011,152
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Scotland111:486,71119,179
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
France61:11,070,454349,096
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6541:37,2714,826
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Cobbold (25) may also be a first name.

Cobbold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) the Domesday Cubold, the Anglo-Saxon Cúthb(e)ald = Famous-Bold [Old English cúð, famous + b(e)ald, bold] Hamo Cubald.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

"From the Kobold of Germany, a harmless and often kindly sprite, something like the Scotch brownie, may perhaps come our name Cobbold; but this is doubtful, for we have the name of Cobb, answering to a Germ, and Danish name Kobbe, and ' bald' or ' bold' is one of the most common Teutonic composites." Ferguson. Cuboid, an Anglo-Saxon personal name, is found in Domesday.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or Gobaud. Baldwin Wac granted to Robert Fitz-Gubold t. Henry I. one fee, held of the Barony of Brunne, Lincoln (Liber Niger), from whom descended John Gubaud 13th cent., who held of the same barony (Testa de Neville). Robert Goebald occurs in 1158 (Rot. Pip.), and Henry Gobaud in Devon (Testa de Neville).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Swedish, Cobel; in the Domesday Book, Cuboid; a personal name.

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

Cobbold occurred as Corbold and Coebold in the list of Suffolk freeholders in 1561 (Lansd.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Cobbold Last Name Facts

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

Cobbold is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cobbold? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 119,917th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,903,250 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Cobbold are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Cobbold is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name globally, held by 25 people.

This last name is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,940 people, or 1 in 13,928. Excluding Ghana this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Cobbold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cobbold has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cobbold last name rose 228 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cobbold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cobbold last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Cobbold earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 11.33% more than the national average, earning R 264,564 per year; in United States they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $45,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 97.14% more than the national average, earning $97,944 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cobbuold931/
Cobbol9282/
Cobbald8626/
Kobbold862/
Cubbold861/
Cabbold861/
Kobboldt8017/
Cobbal771/
Sobbald710/
Campbold670/
Cabbal623/
Kobbal621/
Kabboul57526/
Cabball573/
Covbalt571/
Cabballe531/
Compball531/

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