Lobb Surname

73,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Lobb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lobb,' a loutish country bumpkin, a clownish rustic. 'A blunt countrie lob' (Stanihurst). In Somersetshire the last person in a race is called the lob (Halliwell); compare lobcock, a lubber. 'Baligaut, an unwelde lubber, great lob cocke' (Cotgrave); compare the Somersetshire Crease and Kift; compare looby.

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Lobb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6971:134,39314,090
England1,6981:32,8144,360
Australia8061:33,4934,415
Canada6881:53,5556,399
New Zealand4971:9,1111,572
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Wales581:53,3544,894
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Isle of Man291:2,959610
Scotland251:214,15311,205
France151:4,428,181244,602
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4321:17,0222,480
Wales221:71,2923,399
Guernsey111:2,969521
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4081:123,08511,950

The alternate forms: Löbb (38) are calculated separately.

Lobb (18) may also be a first name.

Lobb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lobb,' a loutish country bumpkin, a clownish rustic. 'A blunt countrie lob' (Stanihurst). In Somersetshire the last person in a race is called the lob (Halliwell); compare lobcock, a lubber. 'Baligaut, an unwelde lubber, great lob cocke' (Cotgrave); compare the Somersetshire Crease and Kift; compare looby.

Adam Lobbe, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Lobbe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1752. Married — Peter Lobb and Catherine Stranger: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1709. — Thomas Guymerl and Eliza Loot: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Teutonic) a Thick, Clumsy Fellow; Lout, Rustic [Middle English and Dialectal English lob, lobbe: cp. Middle Dutch lobben, a clown; Norwegian (Dialectal) lubb, a squat individual;-Frisian lob, lobbe, a lump or mass; O.L.Ger. lobbe, a lump: Welsh llob, a blockhead, is prob. from English] ‘That lob,’ quoth he, ‘ and yonder lasse that this way drives her gotes.’— Warner, Albion’s England, A.D. 1592.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A clown, a clumsy fellow. "A blunt country lob." Stanihurst. (Halliwell.)

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

William Lobes, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Mabilia and Henry de la Lobe, Normandy, 1180- 95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Devon, Oxfordshire Or from the Dutch, Lobbe; from the German, Lobe; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The name of Lobb was represented in St. Kevern parish a century ago, and a gentle family of Lobb resided in Kenwyn 200 years ago (P.), where the name still remains. In 1584, William Lobb, of Cardinham, Bodmin, leased for 999 years West Downe, part of the manor of Lancarfe, to the Crossman family (M.).

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

Lobb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lobb has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms: Löbb. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lobb.

How Common Is The Last Name Lobb? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 73,037th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,080,277 people. Lobb is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Lobb live; 45 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 18 people.

The surname Lobb is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,697 people, or 1 in 134,393. In The United States Lobb is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Lobb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lobb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lobb last name expanded 661 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 264 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 833 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lobb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lobb surname are 25.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Lobb earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.98% more than the national average, earning R 368,292 per year; in United States they earn 0.96% less than the national average, earning $42,734 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning $51,152 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Löbb9238/
Lobbs8982/
Loebb898/
Loubb891/
Loobb890/
Labb75922/
Lebb7547/
Lubb756/
Lobv752/
Lowb750/
Lobbová7315/
Lobbova732/
L'Hobbs731/
Lubbs67145/
Hlubb6725/
L'Abb6712/
Labbs6710/
Labbp675/
Lyubb671/
Lubbz671/
Lubbt671/
Llebb671/
Laubb670/
Lahabb604/
Labhbh604/
Löbbová5525/
Labbowa551/
Lubbowa551/
Lowv507/
Lawb504/
Lovv503/
Lofw501/
Lubv501/
Labv501/

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