Hobhouse Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Hobhouse Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Hope- House [v. Hope, and + Old English hús] Cp. Hoppus.

Hobhouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:795,97243,050
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559

Hobhouse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Hope- House [v. Hope, and + Old English hús] Cp. Hoppus.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hobhouse Last Name Facts

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

Hobhouse is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hobhouse? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,075,631st most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Hobhouse reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 795,972. In England Hobhouse is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 37 percent are found, Somerset, where 29 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 13 percent are found. Aside from England Hobhouse occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Hobhouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hobhouse has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hobhose938/
Hobhoshe884/
Hobose8627/
Hobous864/
Hobhosh801/
Obhoise801/
Obouseh801/
Hobus771,407/
Obose77632/
Obuse77328/
Hobos774/
Obous772/
Habousse7525/
Ahbousse758/
Khoboush751/
Obousier750/
Habous711,807/
Obuseh711,428/
Hobuss71258/
Oubous71136/
Habousheh7169/
Oboise7140/
Obotse7136/
Obhues7128/
Hobush7128/
Obousy7119/
Obhase7117/
Hoybos7117/
Obushe7114/
Oboseh7113/
Gobose7112/
Abouse7112/
Obosie7110/
Obusez718/
Habuse714/
Obousi714/
Obusie713/
Obuhse713/
Obgose713/
Hobaus712/
Obohse712/
Hobusa712/
Hobots711/
Obuseu711/
Hovous711/
Obusea711/
Oboser711/
Obosei711/
Hobosz711/
Obosse711/
Obuese711/
Oboese711/
Jobose711/
Haboush673,642/
Obus671,217/
Obos67608/
Hobusch67570/
Hoboshe67346/
Khabous67333/
Howoses67241/
Habouss67135/
Abousse6789/
Obushie6762/
Abouset6759/
Chaboussie6745/
Khobosi6725/
Oboudje6724/
Hobausz6716/
Ahbouss6713/
Obusehz6711/
Khobouz6710/
Gobosse676/
Hobhoza675/
Howutse674/
Habutse674/
Chabuse673/
Abousey673/
Khobase671/
Habousy671/
Obuesie671/
Oboussi671/
Khubuse671/
Obuytse671/
Obhogie671/
Ashbous671/
Hobodsi671/
Habouje671/
Obushey671/
Hobaush671/
Gobhase671/
Habushe671/
Chabous671/
Ahabous671/
Habouze671/
Hobases671/
Goboise670/
Obosces670/

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