Gobby Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Gobby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gobey,' probably a nick, or pet form of Godbold, which see. In any case the surname is of personal origin. The 17th and 18th century forms were as various as it was possible to make them.

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Gobby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1111:243,20522,593
United States651:5,576,291276,051
England641:870,59545,570
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gobby (124) may also be a first name.

Gobby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gobey,' probably a nick, or pet form of Godbold, which see. In any case the surname is of personal origin. The 17th and 18th century forms were as various as it was possible to make them. I append a few instances from one register in London.

Nigel Gobey, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Gobey, Norfolk, ibid.

1615. Married — Willyam Donkerton and Sara Goebye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1665. — Ritchard Gobee and Mary Ward: ibid.

1666. — William Bate and Marget Gobye: ibid.

1705. — Edward Watson and Jane Gobbey: ibid.

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

The French Goby, a double diminutive like Gobet: v. Gobbett.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

For Gobet, with the French pronunciation. See Cobbett.

The Norman People (1874)

Gobby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gobby occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 757,040th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. The surname Gobby occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Gobby live; 30 percent live in Australasia and 30 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 836,439th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 124 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 243,205. In Australia it is mostly found in: Western Australia, where 92 percent reside, Queensland, where 5 percent reside and New South Wales, where 1 percent reside. Besides Australia this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Gobby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gobby has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 813 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 52 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gobby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gobby are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Gobby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 210.34% more than the national average, earning R 737,484 per year; in United States they earn 38.16% more than the national average, earning $59,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.25% more than the national average, earning $60,241 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobbey9146/
Gobbay911/
Obby89143/
Gobbi8024,406/
Hobby805,565/
Gobba801,464/
Gobbe80831/
Gubby80333/
Gabby80270/
Gebby80122/
Obbey8055/
Obboy8014/
Obbay8011/
Gobbé802/
Osbby801/
Govby800/
Gabbay731,576/
Gobber73653/
Gabbey73445/
Gubbay73268/
Goubba73152/
Gobbis73143/
Gobbie73120/
Gobbee7353/
Gobbet7351/
Ghobbi7343/
Gobway7339/
Gobbes7322/
Ghobba7319/
Houbby7314/
Gubbey738/
Goubbi738/
Ngobbi737/
Gabbys736/
Gobbaa734/
Goobbi732/
Gobuay732/
Gobbei731/
Gaubby731/
Obbaya731/
Gobbée731/
Gabboy731/
Gabbyz731/
Gobbio731/
Gowbey731/
Gobbeh731/
Gobbha731/
Gobbeu731/
Hobbys731/
Hobbay731/
Oubbey731/
Hobbey731/
Gobbit730/
Gebbey730/
Abby671,572/
Gobbett67319/
Obba67276/
Obbi67107/
Gobbitt6734/
Obbe6729/
Ghobbeh6713/
Ghobber675/
Goubbaa674/
Ghoubba671/
Àbby671/
Obbé671/
Gowboys671/
Gobhbhi671/
Gobbets670/

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