Dobby Surname

440,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dobby 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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Dobby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4021:138,60213,521
Canada1201:307,04728,331
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Australia461:586,86342,409
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
France171:3,907,219231,005
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
India121:63,922,115578,870
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
China41:341,830,39216,990
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3311:73,6428,107
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Dobby (283) may also be a first name.

Dobby 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)

= Dobb (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -ie, -y.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dobby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dobby has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 440,539th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,379,081 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Dobby live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles. Dobby is also the 526,385th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 283 people.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 402 people, or 1 in 138,602. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 11 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Barring England it is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Dobby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dobby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 135 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dobby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dobby last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dobby last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dobby earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 36.9% more than the national average, earning $59,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.62% more than the national average, earning $56,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Dobbay911/
Dobbysh831/
Dobbe801,493/
Debby80452/
Dobba80334/
Dabby80331/
Dobbi8046/
Dubby8033/
Dowby807/
Dobbé805/
Dovby801/
Dobbie734,660/
Dobber73918/
Dabbay73892/
Dovbyi73551/
Doubbi73544/
Doubba73194/
Dabbey73163/
Dubbey7369/
Dovbiy7356/
Dobbis7338/
Dhobba7316/
Debboy7316/
Dobbes7313/
Dhobbi7310/
Doobba737/
Debbey735/
Debbay734/
Doobbe734/
Dovbey733/
Dobbha733/
Dowbey732/
Dowbuy731/
Dubbay731/
Dabboy731/
Dobbez731/
Dobbio731/
Ddobba731/
Doubbe731/
Dovbyt731/
Dobbit730/
Doebbe730/
Dovbysh674,922/
Dowbysz6781/
Dovbych6732/
Dhobbie6711/
Dowbysh675/
Dobbitt674/
Dobvysh673/
Douhbba671/
Doubbeh671/
Dubbhay671/

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