Stob Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Stob Surname Definition:

Local. Andrew Stob was bailie of Perth, 1365 (ER., II, p. 205). Thomas Stob witnessed a charter of land in Scone, 1491 (Scon, p. 199). A payment of alms was made to Andrew Stob in 1506. and David Stob had a respite "at my Lord's mandate" in the same year (Rent.

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Stob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4621:784,54360,722
Netherlands1111:152,13722,745
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Stöb (8), Štob (2) & Stób (2) are calculated separately.

Stob (12) may also be a first name.

Stob Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. Andrew Stob was bailie of Perth, 1365 (ER., II, p. 205). Thomas Stob witnessed a charter of land in Scone, 1491 (Scon, p. 199). A payment of alms was made to Andrew Stob in 1506. and David Stob had a respite "at my Lord's mandate" in the same year (Rent. Dunk., p. 88, 91).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Stob Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stob is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Stöb, Štob or Stób. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stob? popularity and diffusion

It is the 535,476th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Stob reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name globally, held by 12 people.

The last name Stob is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 462 people, or 1 in 784,543. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 35 percent reside, Illinois, where 29 percent reside and Minnesota, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 18 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Stob Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stob has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 9,240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stob Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stob are 27.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.95% registered to vote for the party.

Stob earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.75% more than the national average, earning $47,355 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stöb928/
Štob922/
Stób922/
Stoib89198/
Stoob89192/
Stoub89172/
Stobs8948/
Shtob897/
Sztob892/
Stobz890/
Stobd890/
Stoubt801/
Stow755,489/
Stab75792/
Stub75678/
Stof75664/
Stäb75341/
Stop75164/
Steb7565/
Stov7517/
Stüb751/
Stáb751/
Ztob751/
Stobova734/
Staub6722,131/
Staab6711,275/
Stoop678,517/
Stopp672,816/
Steeb672,612/
Stoff671,765/
Stoof671,294/
Stops67630/
Stoup67495/
Shtab67368/
Stope67356/
Shtop67307/
Stubs67122/
Stoep6797/
Staeb6790/
Sztab6767/
Stubø6764/
Steub6755/
Stopf6754/
Stoft6753/
Stabs6746/
Sztop6742/
Stofs6732/
Stouf6732/
Stofe6732/
Stohf6730/
Sztof6730/
Stoif6724/
Stoph6717/
Stovp6716/
Stabp6715/
Stohp6711/
Shtub678/
Hstab677/
Stowa677/
Stova676/
Stouw676/
Stuib675/
Shtof674/
Stotv672/
Stotp671/
Stows671/
Shtov671/
Stubt671/
Stofz671/
Stoiv671/
Stoobová671/
Stowp671/
Sthab671/
Stabh671/
Stabd671/
Stabz671/
Stoow671/
Stubz670/
Stowt670/
Stofh670/
Stovs670/

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