Hobbs Surname

5,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Hobbs 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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Hobbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States62,7111:5,780672
England18,1681:3,067404
Australia8,3241:3,243456
Canada4,3841:8,4051,245
South Africa1,4561:37,2104,771
Wales1,2501:2,476274
New Zealand1,2441:3,640571
Scotland3781:14,1641,813
Ireland3531:13,3401,585
Thailand1571:449,92679,063
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Northern Ireland1351:13,6671,932
Spain981:477,06224,404
Jamaica681:42,2052,644
France611:1,088,897118,069
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Barbados351:8,213697
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Guernsey291:2,222539
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Isle of Man181:4,7681,008
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
China101:136,732,1577,199
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Norway91:571,36544,190
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
India71:109,580,769786,157
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Belize61:59,2462,743
Finland61:916,11741,832
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Panama61:652,04310,051
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Curaçao41:39,312638
Malta41:107,5681,849
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Ghana31:9,006,89723,626
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cook Islands21:9,0901,387
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tonga11:107,313791
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2791:15,8781,994
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England10,3091:2,364335
Wales4181:3,752257
Scotland1271:29,4742,548
Guernsey141:2,333390
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,4261:4,817601

Hobbs (239) may also be a first name.

Hobbs 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

Hobb's (Son): v. Hobb.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nickname for Robert.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

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

From Hob, the nick—name for Robert.

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

Hobbs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hobbs (Arabic: هوبس) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hobbs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,670th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 73,089 people. The surname Hobbs is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Hobbs are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 578,640th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 239 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 62,711 people, or 1 in 5,780. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 106 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Hobbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hobbs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 601 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 299 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 298 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 127 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hobbs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Hobbs surname is predominantly Catholic (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hobbs surname are 13.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Hobbs earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 11.3% more than the national average, earning 385,182 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.84% more than the national average, earning R 313,296 per year; in United States they earn 5.08% less than the national average, earning $40,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.97% more than the national average, earning $51,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hobbss913/
Jhobbs912/
Khobbs912/
Hobb's911/
Hobbsd910/
Hoobbs910/
Hobb89329/
Obbs899/
Hubbs805,547/
Hebbs80227/
Gobbs8045/
Jobbs8030/
Habbs809/
Hobvs802/
Hobbz801/
Howbs800/
Huobb800/
Chobb800/
Hobbsová771/
Obb7528/
Chubbs73650/
Khubbs732/
Chabbs731/
Goubbs731/
Habbst731/
Jhubbs731/
Haubbs730/
Heubbs730/
Abbs674,437/
Ebbs672,418/
Jobb671,052/
Gobb6772/
Habb6762/
Oubb673/
Uobb672/
Ubbs672/
O'Gibbs671/
Chuubbs671/
Obbz671/
Oobb670/
Hobbowa670/

Hobbs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hobbs in the Arabic language
هوبسhwbs-

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Hobbs 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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