Dobson Surname

8,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dobson 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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Dobson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States27,0301:13,4101,662
England21,5651:2,584335
Australia6,5121:4,146599
Canada5,4591:6,750992
New Zealand1,7261:2,624370
Jamaica1,1231:2,556404
Scotland9821:5,452909
South Africa9531:56,8507,218
Wales5681:5,448604
Northern Ireland3761:4,907938
Ireland2691:17,5051,903
France2371:280,26543,035
Liberia1171:37,6803,495
Thailand1151:614,246104,344
Spain1081:432,88922,966
Chile841:209,7206,593
Isle of Man821:1,047161
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Hungary701:140,23312,855
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Israel471:182,07718,133
Costa Rica451:106,2241,756
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Trinidad and Tobago361:37,8883,656
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Cyprus161:55,3055,325
India161:47,941,586492,263
Norway161:321,39331,311
Belize141:25,3911,935
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
United States Virgin Islands141:7,8841,168
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
China71:195,331,65210,124
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Swaziland41:324,550996
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Namibia31:803,13415,170
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Malawi21:8,559,55434,093
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Sri Lanka21:10,404,28018,448
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4571:9,6931,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England12,4711:1,955265
Scotland6341:5,904864
Wales681:23,0651,326
Isle of Man471:1,155172
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2601:11,7881,528

Dobson (354) may also be a first name.

Dobson 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)

Dob’s Son v. Dobb.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Son of Robert”. Nickname in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) The son of Dob, a pet form of Robert (fame, bright).

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

Dobson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dobson (Hindi: डॉबसन, Marathi: डॉबसन, Russian: Добсон) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dobson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,356th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 106,851 people. The last name Dobson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Dobson are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 463,079th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 354 people.

Dobson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 27,030 people, or 1 in 13,410. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 7 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 102 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Dobson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dobson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dobson last name grew 635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 835 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 41 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dobson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dobson last name is principally Anglican (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dobson surname are 14.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dobson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 56.47% more than the national average, earning 541,496 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 85.15% more than the national average, earning R 439,980 per year; in United States they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $43,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.97% more than the national average, earning $51,159 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doubson922/
Dobsonc921/
Dobsoon921/
Dobsonn921/
Dobsomn920/
Doebson920/
Dobsone920/
D'Hobson861/
Dowson835,880/
Dopson832,437/
Dubson83415/
Dabson83391/
Dobsan8313/
Dobsen839/
Dovson837/
Dobsom836/
Dofson833/
Dobshan777/
Daubson773/
Dowsson772/
Dasbson771/
Dowsong771/
Dubsone771/
Dotfson771/
Doopson770/
Dawson67214,861/
Dapson67272/
Davson67250/
Dowsen6750/
Dowsan677/
Dowsom674/
Dubsan673/
Dabsan672/
Dopsan672/
Dupson672/
Dovsan671/
Dowxon671/
Dopsom671/
Duvson671/
Dowzon671/
Dovsen670/
Dopsen670/
Dofsan670/

Dobson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dobson in the Hindi language
डॉबसनdobasana-
Dobson in the Marathi language
डॉबसनdobasana-
Dobson in the Russian language
Добсонdobson-

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Dobson Reference & Research

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