Dobb Surname

235,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Israel

Dobb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Robert,' from nick. Dob. As will be seen (v. Hobb), Robert gave title to ghosts and haunting spirits. Hence the familiar hobs and dobbies. A ghost is a dobby in Furness. 'Dobby.

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Dobb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7891:70,6198,109
United States4291:844,89364,474
Israel1481:57,8227,414
Australia1221:221,27621,136
Canada721:511,74443,418
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Wales151:206,30213,003
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France31:22,140,907385,998
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3851:63,3137,329
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Dobb (84) may also be a first name.

Dobb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Robert,' from nick. Dob. As will be seen (v. Hobb), Robert gave title to ghosts and haunting spirits. Hence the familiar hobs and dobbies. A ghost is a dobby in Furness. 'Dobby.

John Dobynette, 1463: Mun. Acad. Oxon.

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

'son of Dob or Dobb,' a pet diminutive of Robert. John Dobsoun was tenant of the abbot of Kelso in 1567 (Kelso, p. 520), and John Dobsone is recorded in Selkirk in 1675 (RRM., III, p. 86).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) The son of Dobb or Dob, pet forms of Robert (fame, bright).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dobbs was the name of a Gloucester citizen in 1642, whose corn was seized by the Roundheads. Washbourne's "Bibliotheca Gioucestrcnsis.".

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

Dobb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dobb is most common in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 235,783rd most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,271,715 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Dobb are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. Dobb is also the 1,046,220th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 84 people.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 789 people, or 1 in 70,619. In England it is most prevalent in: Nottinghamshire, where 41 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 10 percent reside and West Midlands, where 8 percent reside. Beside England this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Israel, where 9 percent reside.

Dobb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dobb has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 358 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dobb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dobb are 25.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Dobb earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.09% less than the national average, earning $39,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.64% more than the national average, earning $54,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dobbs8933,440/
Dhobb898/
Ddobb895/
Dobbz895/
Dobbss801/
Doobbs800/
Dabb751,249/
Dubb751,039/
Debb75150/
Dovb753/
Dowb752/
Dabbs677,603/
Dubbs672,073/
Dhabb6713/
Dhubb6711/
Dobvs672/
Dowbs671/
Deebb671/
Debbh671/
Dubbz671/
Dowbt670/
Dhabbs6011/
D'Abbs604/
Douwbs601/
Ddhabb601/
Dubbová551/
Davb502/
Dawb502/
Dopw501/

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