Obbard Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Obbard Surname Definition:

A corruption of the corruption Hubbard.

Obbard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:294,80522,579
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Wales301:103,1518,167
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
France41:16,605,680368,153
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685

Obbard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of the corruption Hubbard.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Obbard Last Name Facts

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

Obbard is found most in England. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obbard? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obbard is the 906,170th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Obbard are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Obbard is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 294,805. In England it is most frequent in: Kent, where 36 percent live, Hampshire, where 12 percent live and West Sussex, where 7 percent live. Barring England it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Wales, where 10 percent live.

Obbard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Obbard has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Obbard surname expanded 371 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Obbard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Obbard surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Obbard earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 42.76% more than the national average, earning $61,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning $53,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obbards9249/
Gobbard9213/
Hobbard9213/
Obbar912/
Houbbard861/
Gobbar8393/
Ubbard832/
Abbard832/
Hobbar831/
Ebbard830/
Hubbard77113,384/
Gabbard777,410/
Hebbard771,195/
Habbard7751/
Gobbart7745/
Hobbart7734/
Aubbard772/
Gubbard771/
Goobbar771/
Ebbhard771/
Hobbhar771/
Hobberd770/
Hobbare770/
Gobbord770/
Abbar7310,684/
Obbor731/
Hubbeard7125/
Hubbardd715/
Gaubbard714/
Hubbarrd714/
Hubbaard714/
Hubbards712/
Hobbartt711/
Huibbard711/
Haubbard711/
Hoebbart710/
Huubbard710/
Hubbardt710/
Hebbeard710/
Habbar674,070/
Gabbar67446/
Aabbar67278/
Abbasr67108/
Abbare6790/
Gobbor6711/
Asbbar6710/
Obbert678/
Hobbor672/
Abbair672/
Hubbardtt671/
Abhbar671/
Ebberd671/
Obbort670/
Ebbart670/

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