Hobkins Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Hobkins Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Robert,' from nick. Hob or Hobbe, and diminutive Hob-kin; compare Watkin, Wilkin, or Tompkin. Hopkin is a sharpened form. v. Hoppe. &c.
Nicholas Hobekyn, Cambridgeshire 1273.
Read More About This SurnameHobkins Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Hobkins 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 nick. Hob or Hobbe, and diminutive Hob-kin; compare Watkin, Wilkin, or Tompkin. Hopkin is a sharpened form. v. Hoppe. &c.
Nicholas Hobekyn, Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Roger Hobekyn, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Hobbekin, of Windsor, Gloucestershire, 1280: Household Exp., Richard de Swintield, Cam. Soc.
Alicia Hobkynnes, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Agnes Hobkyn-wyf, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Rogerus Hobson, 1379: ibid.
Alicia Hob-doghter, 1379: ibid.
1563. Walter Hobekyne, or Hopkin, of Warton: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1567. Married — Thomas Dale and Chrtstyan Hobkyns: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1570-Buried — John Hopkynnes: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1616. Married — Ephraim Hopkinson and Alice Harris: ibid.
1626. Anthony Hobkin, or Hopkin, of Warton: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
ROBERT, Robbert: An Old English personal name, Robert, meaning 'bright fame' (hroð + berht). Alexander Robert, a Scotsman, arrested as a spy. to be liberated, 1402 (Bain, IV, 607) Horrowed into Gaelic as Raebert, which see.
From Robert, through Hob, with the diminutive kin. The H.R. form is Hobekyn. A family of this name have possessed a farm at Swalcliffe, co. Oxon, from the XIII. cent., and nineteen successive proprietors bore the Christian name of John. They believe themselves to be descended from a younger son of one of the three Sir Robert de Wykehams who were in succession owners of Swalcliffe, temp. John and Henry III. The arms too of Hopkyns appear to have been partly borrowed from those of Wykeham. Information of D. D. Hopkyns, Esq.
A Teutonic personal name of great antiquity, which was introduced into England about the time of the Conquest. As Rotbertus, it is frequently found in Domesday. Besides having itself become a surname, it has given rise to a great many others, as-Roberts, Robarts, Robertson, Robins, Robbins, Robinson, Robbie, Robison, Robeson, Robb, Robson, Roby. It has also taken the form of Fitz-Robert, and, in Wales, those of Ap-Robert and Ap-Robyn, now contracted to Probert and Probyn. Its nicknames are Dobb and Hobb, from the former of which we get Dobbs, Dobby, Dobbie, Dobson, Dabson, Dobbin, Dobbins, Dobinson; and from the latter, Hobbs, Hobbes, Hobson, Hobbins, Hobkins, Hopkins, Hopkinson, and Hoby.
AP ROBERT: (Welsh). The son of Robert. Hence Probert. The name sometimes took the form of Robin, and hence Ap Robyn, Probyn.
From Hob, Robert, and the patronymic termination kins; the same as Robertson or Hobson.
Little Robert, or the child of Robert. The same as Hobkins (which see).
Hobkins Demographics
Hobkins Religious Adherence
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Hobkins Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hobkins Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hobkins occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hobkins? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hobkins is the 8,193,072nd most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Hobkins is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Hobkins reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Hobkins is mostly concentrated in: Arkansas, where 40 percent reside, Illinois, where 20 percent reside and New York, where 20 percent reside.
Hobkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hobkins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hobkins surname fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hobkins Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
Hobkins earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 72.12% less than the national average, earning $12,031 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins | 86 | 185,561 | / |
| Howkins | 86 | 1,735 | / |
| Hofkins | 86 | 43 | / |
| Khopkins | 80 | 81 | / |
| Hoffkins | 80 | 45 | / |
| Hoppkins | 80 | 32 | / |
| Hoopkins | 80 | 12 | / |
| Hospkins | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hopckins | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hoipkins | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hopkinss | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hophkins | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hopkinse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hopkin's | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hopkinns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jhopkins | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chopkins | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hohpkins | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hhopkins | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hopkkins | 80 | 0 | / |
| Opkins | 77 | 158 | / |
| Abkins | 77 | 18 | / |
| Hopkns | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ebkins | 77 | 1 | / |
| D'Hopkins | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hawkins | 71 | 253,128 | / |
| Hofkens | 71 | 1,231 | / |
| Hopkyns | 71 | 44 | / |
| Hepkins | 71 | 41 | / |
| Hapkins | 71 | 22 | / |
| Hopkens | 71 | 10 | / |
| Hupkins | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hafkins | 71 | 7 | / |
| Havkins | 71 | 6 | / |
| Hopkims | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jubkins | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ofckins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahwkins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Howkens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hubkens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gopkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gofkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chawkins | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hawkinns | 67 | 6 | / |
| Haawkins | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hawkinss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hawwkins | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hawckins | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chapkins | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahawkins | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hopckens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howchins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hovchins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawkisns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhawkins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houfkens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadpkins | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hawkkins | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haupkins | 67 | 0 | / |
| Khawkins | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hawkinse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hawkiens | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haswkins | 67 | 0 | / |
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