Lobb Surname
Approximately 6,746 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameLobb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,697 | 1:134,393 | 14,090 |
| England | 1,698 | 1:32,814 | 4,360 |
| Australia | 806 | 1:33,493 | 4,415 |
| Canada | 688 | 1:53,555 | 6,399 |
| New Zealand | 497 | 1:9,111 | 1,572 |
| South Africa | 98 | 1:552,834 | 43,423 |
| Wales | 58 | 1:53,354 | 4,894 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Isle of Man | 29 | 1:2,959 | 610 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,432 | 1:17,022 | 2,480 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:71,292 | 3,399 |
| Guernsey | 11 | 1:2,969 | 521 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 408 | 1:123,085 | 11,950 |
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.
(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.
A clown, a clumsy fellow. "A blunt country lob." Stanihurst. (Halliwell.)
William Lobes, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Mabilia and Henry de la Lobe, Normandy, 1180- 95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
A location name in Devon, Oxfordshire Or from the Dutch, Lobbe; from the German, Lobe; a personal name.
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.).
Lobb Demographics
Average Male Lobb Height
176.15 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lobb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lobb Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lobb occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Löbb. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lobb? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 73,037th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,080,277 people. It is predominantly 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 widely held first name world-wide, borne by 18 people.
This surname 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 it is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 10 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Lobb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lobb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lobb last name grew 661 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 264 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 833 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lobb Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Lobb are 25.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.89% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Löbb | 92 | 38 | / |
| Lobbs | 89 | 82 | / |
| Loebb | 89 | 8 | / |
| Loubb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Loobb | 89 | 0 | / |
| Labb | 75 | 922 | / |
| Lebb | 75 | 47 | / |
| Lubb | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lobv | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lowb | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lobbová | 73 | 15 | / |
| Lobbova | 73 | 2 | / |
| L'Hobbs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lubbs | 67 | 145 | / |
| Hlubb | 67 | 25 | / |
| L'Abb | 67 | 12 | / |
| Labbs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Labbp | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lyubb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lubbz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lubbt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llebb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laubb | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lahabb | 60 | 4 | / |
| Labhbh | 60 | 4 | / |
| Löbbová | 55 | 25 | / |
| Labbowa | 55 | 1 | / |
| Lubbowa | 55 | 1 | / |
| Lowv | 50 | 7 | / |
| Lawb | 50 | 4 | / |
| Lovv | 50 | 3 | / |
| Lofw | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lubv | 50 | 1 | / |
| Labv | 50 | 1 | / |
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