Stobbs Surname

150,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Stobbs Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stobbs,' from residence thereby. A variant of Stubbs.

Stobbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7361:32,0964,277
United States4481:809,06062,242
Canada2341:157,46015,959
Scotland1361:39,3663,718
Jamaica921:31,1952,283
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Australia711:380,22131,281
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Wales251:123,7819,267
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
France51:13,284,544357,392
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8291:29,4033,967
Scotland451:83,1834,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Stobbs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stobbs,' from residence thereby. A variant of Stubbs.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1), 'of Stubbs,' a township in the parish of Adwick-le-Street, West Riding of Yorks, near Doncaster; (a) 'at the stubbs,' one who lived by some stump of a tree or stumps of trees. compare Styles, Briggs, Stocks, &c.

'George Stobbis, le pownder, per annum 6s. 8d.': Liber Bursarii, Eccles. Dunetmensis, Surtees Soc.

'Old stocks, and stubs of trees.': Spenser, F.Q.

'Item, una acra et una roda terror jacent aput Stobtres,' 1367: Ext. from grant of John de Clynt, chaplain to David de Wolloure, at Ripon, Memorials of the Church of Ss. Peter and Wilfrid, Ripon.

Henry de Stubbes, Yorkshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Stubbes, Yorkshire, ibid.

Henricus de Stubbys, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alicia de Stubbes, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Stubbe, 1379: ibid.

Johannes de Stubbes, 1379: ibid.

John Stubbe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

It is probable that most of our many North-English Stubbs hail from (1), but (2) must have many representatives in our directories. The actual derivation of both (1) and (2) will be the same.

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

= Stubbs, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. See Stephen. 2. A stub or stob is a provincial word for the stump of a tree left in forest clearings. Such a clearing would for a time acquire the appellation of "the Stubbs," and residence near it would originate the surname.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Stubbs is a name also well represented in Cheshire, and fairly represented in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Hants. In the 13th century the name of De Stubbes or De Stubbis occurred in Yorkshire (H. R.).

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

Stobbs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stobbs is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stobbs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 150,529th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,487,217 people. The surname Stobbs is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Stobbs reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.

Stobbs is most numerous in England, where it is held by 1,736 people, or 1 in 32,096. In England Stobbs is most prevalent in: Tyne and Wear, where 23 percent reside, Durham, where 16 percent reside and Lancashire, where 7 percent reside. Beside England Stobbs is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Stobbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stobbs has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Stobbs last name grew 209 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,120 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 302 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stobbs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stobbs last name are 4.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.04% registered with the party.

The amount Stobbs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.69% more than the national average, earning R 434,148 per year; in United States they earn 8.05% less than the national average, earning $39,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8% less than the national average, earning $45,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoebbs920/
Stobb91302/
Stubbs8351,629/
Stabbs8382/
Stebbs833/
Stowbs831/
Stubbse771/
Stuubbs771/
Sstubbs770/
Staubbs770/
Stabb73666/
Stubbz673/
Staubb672/
Stubvs671/
Stuvbs671/
Staabb670/

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Stobbs Reference & Research

Stubbs DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Stubbs 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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