Gobbitt Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gobbitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gobbitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Gobbitt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gobbitt occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobbitt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Gobbitt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Gobbitt are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Gobbitt is most widespread in England, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is most numerous in: Suffolk, where 72 percent live, Devon, where 14 percent live and Essex, where 14 percent live. Apart from England Gobbitt exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent live.

Gobbitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gobbitt has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 290 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gobbitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobbit920/
Gobbett86319/
Gabbitt863/
Hobbitt862/
Obbitts861/
Gobbi8324,406/
Obbit831/
Gobbette8031/
Gabbeitt8021/
Abbitt77999/
Gobbis77143/
Gobbie77120/
Gobbet7751/
Ghobbi7743/
Goubbi778/
Ngobbi777/
Gabbit775/
Obbiet774/
Goobbi772/
Gobbio771/
Gobbei771/
Obbett771/
Hobbit771/
Gabbett71325/
Gebbett71194/
Habbitt7124/
Gobbete719/
Abbitts713/
Hobbett713/
Gobhbhi711/
Hobbitz711/
Gobbets710/
Gubbett710/
Abboitt710/
Abbitte710/
Gabbi672,498/
Gobba671,464/
Gobbe67831/
Gobby67378/
Abbit67167/
Habbitts6749/
Ghobbish678/
Gobbé672/
Obvit671/
Govbi671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gobbitt
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