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

The last name Cobell is found most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cobell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,315,412th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Cobell live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 2,416,393. In The United States Cobell is primarily concentrated in: Montana, where 25 percent live, Washington, where 13 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also found 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 surname grew 254 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cobell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cobell last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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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