Hobb Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Hobb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Robert,' from the nick. Hob, patronymic Hobbs and Hobson. Naturally these surnames have left many descendants. For variants, v. Hoppe. Owing to its popularity Hob became the everyday term for a country clown.

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Hobb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Australia481:562,41041,290
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Scotland161:334,61415,044
England151:3,714,537119,675
Belize61:59,2462,743
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752
Scotland291:129,0765,773
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2051:244,96920,381

Hobb (19) may also be a first name.

Hobb 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 the nick. Hob, patronymic Hobbs and Hobson. Naturally these surnames have left many descendants. For variants, v. Hoppe. Owing to its popularity Hob became the everyday term for a country clown.

Agnes Hobbis, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Hobbe, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John Hobbes, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Hobbeson, Somerset, i Edward III: ibid.

Willelmus Hobbes, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Petrus Hobbeson, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Hobbeson, 1379: ibid.

Robert us Hobson, 1379: ibid.

Obbe Dudeman. E. Hob fil. Ralph. Documents Illustrative of English History.

Hobbe the Werewede. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

1569. Married — John Hobs and Avis Gore: St. Mary Aldermary.

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

A pet form of Robert, q.v., doubtless influenced by an early Low Ger. name Hobbe.

Hob(b, like Hodge, was so common a name among the English peasant-class that it became a generic term for a rustic, a clown, a goblin.

Robert Bruce was called ‘Kyng Hobbe’ by the contemporary balladists.

To begge of Hob and Dicke.—Coriolanus, II. iii. 123.

‘I am nocht disposit to mary Hob Klout.’—The Fermorar and his Dochter, 24.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Hob, the nick—name for Robert.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Hobb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hobb is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hobb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hobb is the 837,371st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Hobb live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hobb is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 1,839,893. In The United States Hobb is primarily concentrated in: California, where 29 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Hobb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hobb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hobb surname declined 4 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hobb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hobb surname is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hobb surname are 1.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.28% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hobb earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.89% less than the national average, earning $39,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning $53,503 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hobbs8999,708/
Hobbz891/
Chobb890/
Huobb890/
Obb8628/
Hobbss803/
Hobb's801/
Hoobbs800/
Hebb754,014/
Jobb751,052/
Hubb75250/
Gobb7572/
Habb7562/
Obbs759/
Oubb753/
Uobb752/
Howb752/
Obbz751/
Oobb750/
Hobbowa730/
Chubb677,681/
Hubbs675,547/
Khabb6755/
Chabb6735/
Khubb6719/
Habbs679/
Heebb676/
Chowb676/
Ahabb676/
Haabb675/
Hobvs672/
Oszbb671/
Joobb671/
Habıb671/
Haubb670/
Goubb670/
Howbs670/

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Hobb Reference & Research

Hobbs DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Hobbs FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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