Jobling Surname

119,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Jobling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Job,' from diminutive Jobelin; compare Hewling; v. Joplin and Jopling. Jobelin seems to suggest the origin of Jobelin, a stupid man. 'Jobelin, a sot, a fool' (Cole's English Dict.

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Jobling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6161:21,2993,001
Australia8031:33,6194,432
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Canada601:614,09350,489
Scotland551:97,3426,721
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Wales181:171,91811,581
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Norway91:571,36544,190
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Samoa11:193,8081,089
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1251:21,6673,069
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Jobling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Job,' from diminutive Jobelin; compare Hewling; v. Joplin and Jopling. Jobelin seems to suggest the origin of Jobelin, a stupid man. 'Jobelin, a sot, a fool' (Cole's English Dict., 1684). 'Joblin, a stupid boy. Somerset' (Halliwell). 'Aspatient as Job— is even now not used complimentarily. Job's patience has even seemed to imply want of energy, and the term would easily become a nickname for lethargy, but was not easily distinguished from sheer stupidity; v. Joppe, Joppus, and Joppa, Promptorium Parvulorum, where Joppe may be Job. Jobling may therefore belong to the nickname class without affecting the origin given above.

1738. Baptised — Jane, d. Henry Jobling: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1788. Married — Charles Turner and Susanna Joblin: St. George, Hanover Square.

1809. — Isaac Watts and Margaret Jobling: ibid.

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

The French Jobelin = Job (q.v.) + the Frenchdouble diminutive suff. -el-in.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Jobling: is from Jublains in Mayenne.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

In the reign of Charles II., Andrew Jobling or Jopling held property in Shotley and Newlands (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Jobling Last Name Facts

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

Jobling is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jobling click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jobling? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 119,733rd most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,899,777 people. The last name Jobling occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Jobling live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Jobling is most frequent in England, where it is held by 2,616 people, or 1 in 21,299. In England Jobling is mostly found in: Tyne and Wear, where 26 percent live, Durham, where 9 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Barring England this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Jobling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jobling has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Jobling last name expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 324 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 367 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 360 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jobling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Methodist (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Jobling surname are 18.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Jobling earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.44% more than the national average, earning 430,652 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 63.83% less than the national average, earning R 85,956 per year; in United States they earn 11.79% more than the national average, earning $48,237 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $57,674 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joblings933/
Joblin921,010/
Joublin86164/
Hobling8638/
Joblink862/
Jowling862/
Cobling861/
Jovling861/
Jabling861/
Sobling861/
Scobling8054/
Djoublin801/
Coobling800/
Jablin77208/
Coblin7788/
Zoblin7717/
Yoblin7715/
Soblin7711/
Joblen775/
Jovlin771/
Dzhobling752/
Joyblinks751/
Cabling711,399/
Howling71838/
Sabling71123/
Soublin7189/
Habling7149/
Hovling7138/
Coblijn7115/
Zoublin7111/
Cobleng719/
Scoblin714/
Eabling714/
Yowling712/
Djablin712/
Javling711/
Howlings67126/
Scoblink6719/
Haubling674/
Häubling672/
Chowling671/
Jabellin671/
Howlling670/

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Jobling Reference & Research

Jopling One-name Study - A profile of the Jopling surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Jopling 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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