Cobell Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

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

Cobell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Cobbold,' found in Domesday as Cuboid. With an initial K (v. Kibble) the surname assumed many guises. The instances both under Kibble and below are confined (saving Oxfordshire) to the South-Eastern counties.

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Cobell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
England181:3,095,448105,421
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Cobell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Cobbold,' found in Domesday as Cuboid. With an initial K (v. Kibble) the surname assumed many guises. The instances both under Kibble and below are confined (saving Oxfordshire) to the South-Eastern counties. These settled into the forms with C as initial.

Simon Cubaud, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hamo Cubald, Norfolk, ibid.

William Cubbel, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Robert Cubbel, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1649. Baptised — Frideswide, d. William Corbould: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1800. Married — John Cobble and Maria Green: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A form of Cabell. See Cabbell.

The Norman People (1874)

Cobell Last Name Facts

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

Cobell occurs most in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cobell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,315,412th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Cobell are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Cobell is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 2,416,393. In The United States Cobell is primarily found in: Montana, where 25 percent live, Washington, where 13 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Cobell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cobell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cobell last name grew 254 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cobell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cobell surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Cobell earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.55% less than the national average, earning $29,965 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scobell92414/
Cobelle9213/
Cosbell920/
Cotbell920/
Cobel91428/
Coubelle8661/
Cowell8321,370/
Cabell832,400/
Zobell83570/
Scobel83252/
Sobell83237/
Coubel83192/
Kobell83171/
Cobill8398/
Cubell8374/
Jobell8333/
Chobel8321/
Czobel8312/
Coebel834/
Cobelh832/
Cosbel831/
Cobelt830/
Cobl8046/
Scabell7751/
Compell7724/
Chabell7713/
Joybell7711/
Couwell7710/
Cabelle777/
Jobelle774/
Caubell773/
Chhobel773/
Cowwell773/
Cobille773/
Kobelle773/
Tchobel772/
Zobelle772/
Choubel772/
Cutbell771/
Choibel771/
Josbell771/
Cubelle771/
Cosbill771/
Catbell771/
Cabuell771/
Czobiel771/
Choblle771/
Cowelll771/
Cobgill771/
Conpell771/
Choobel771/
Cabiell770/
Caboell770/
Coybill770/
Koebell770/
Scobill770/
Casbell770/
Soubell770/
Coywell770/
Ziobell770/
Tchoubelle751/
Coble7313,160/
Zobel7311,161/
Sobel739,309/
Kobel736,948/
Cabel734,885/
Cubel731,027/
Jobel73197/
Cowel73167/
Cábel7316/
Cobil7314/
Cöbel734/
Cabll732/
Covll731/
Scobl731/
Chaubell7166/
Chabelle7115/
Joubelle713/
Koubelle711/
Choublle711/
Cobelová711/
Cheubell711/
Coyswell710/
Cochwell710/
Cassbell710/
Cathbell710/
Cottbill710/
Cabael673,264/
Koebel672,230/
Caubel67744/
Sabell67697/
Couble67554/
Zabell67426/
Joubel67420/
Compel67336/
Chabel67328/
Kowell67249/
Cobilt67169/
Kabell67155/
Kebell6779/
Tzobel6770/
Zobelt6756/
Soibel6754/
Czóbel6747/
Khobel6743/
Koubel6727/
Zubell6721/
Czabel6720/
Tsobel6715/
Soobel6712/
Chobil6711/
Cabill6710/
Kobellová679/
Cowill677/
Tchabelle676/
Kobyll676/
Sobiel676/
Kobiel676/
Jabell675/
Cubill675/
Giobel674/
Cabuel674/
Kobill673/
Choble673/
Sgobel673/
Zoybel673/
Kubell673/
Kosbel673/
Djoubelle672/
Zhobel672/
Dzobel672/
Chubel672/
Cabiel672/
Ciabel672/
Djobel672/
Jhobel672/
Casbel672/
Koibel671/
Coweel671/
Scobil671/
Cablle671/
Koobel671/
Sobeel671/
Zoobel671/
Sobael671/
Qhobel671/
Caboel671/
Cābele671/
Czobelova671/
Couwel671/
Cobylt671/
Cubelt671/
Kcabll671/
Jobill670/
Josbel670/
Cooble670/
Sobill670/
Cosble670/

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