Stobie Surname

229,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Stobie Surname Definition:

It may be a form of Stobo, which see. William Stobbe was burgess of Berwick-on-Tweede in 1318 (Bain, III, p. 87). Master Henry Stoby, clerk at Perth, 1356 (Bain, III, p. 293). Dand Stobe was tenant on the lands of the Abbey of Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p.

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Stobie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5981:606,11949,257
Scotland3001:17,8462,146
England2161:257,95420,673
Australia1861:145,13815,497
Canada1551:237,71322,683
New Zealand921:49,2217,974
Ireland711:66,3234,252
Israel711:120,53013,243
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3361:11,1411,381
England1041:234,37917,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Stobie (54) may also be a first name.

Stobie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

It may be a form of Stobo, which see. William Stobbe was burgess of Berwick-on-Tweede in 1318 (Bain, III, p. 87). Master Henry Stoby, clerk at Perth, 1356 (Bain, III, p. 293). Dand Stobe was tenant on the lands of the Abbey of Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 523). Henry Stobie is recorded in Dunfermline, 1587 (Dunfermline), and John Stobie had a charter of the lands of Waster Luscoir in 1605 (RD., p. 498). The surname is found in Methven, 1674 (Methven, p. 104), and John Stobbie was merchant in Crieff, 1787 (Dunkeld). Matthew Stobie was land surveyor in Edinburgh, in the beginning of the eighteenth century.

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

Stobie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stobie occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stobie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 229,904th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,138,300 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Stobie are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 54 people.

The surname Stobie is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 598 people, or 1 in 606,119. In The United States it is primarily found in: Washington, where 16 percent reside, Missouri, where 12 percent reside and Oregon, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 17 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Stobie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stobie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stobie last name rose 842 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 374 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stobie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Stobie surname is chiefly Anglican (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States Stobie are 12.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stobie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning R 234,900 per year; in United States they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning $47,957 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $51,146 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stobier921/
Stohbie920/
Stobe91180/
Stobi9122/
Stober833,778/
Stoebe83402/
Stovie8371/
Shtobe8329/
Stowie8327/
Stobee8324/
Stoube8312/
Stabie839/
Stoboi836/
Sttobi831/
Stobei831/
Stobes831/
Stoboe831/
Stobis831/
Stobet831/
Stebie831/
Stobey830/
Stubie830/
Stoobe830/
Stoiber775,543/
Stouwie77132/
Staubie77105/
Stouber7762/
Shtober7735/
Stobeus7727/
Stovier7712/
Stompie7710/
Stabier776/
Sztober774/
Stobich773/
Stoubis772/
Steebie772/
Stoyber771/
Stabaie771/
Stabhie771/
Stowier771/
Shtoubi771/
Shtoobi771/
Stowies770/
Stowiee770/
Stabies770/
Stabi73990/
Stube73812/
Stöbe73729/
Stove73724/
Stübe73686/
Stübi73637/
Stebe73542/
Stabe73488/
Stoby73435/
Stoba73302/
Stäbe73161/
Stubi7359/
Stöbi7310/
Stebi735/
Štobe731/
Stobjetz711/
Stausbie710/
Stuber679,950/
Steube671,351/
Staber671,327/
Staubi671,001/
Shtabi67582/
Stabio67422/
Stuive67290/
Stouby67190/
Stoove67158/
Stompe67140/
Stovey67120/
Staebe67103/
Stubis6780/
Sthebe6779/
Stubee6773/
Stäber6760/
Stubić6756/
Shtabe6746/
Stompi6745/
Stabij6742/
Stebai6739/
Stabet6736/
Sztoba6735/
Stabai6735/
Stabey6729/
Stoboy6728/
Stebih6727/
Stöbis6726/
Štober6716/
Shtebe6714/
Stubei6713/
Stoiba6712/
Staube6711/
Stojba6711/
Sztube677/
Stabiy676/
Stabej674/
Shtoba673/
Stabit673/
Stúber673/
Stuube673/
Stovee672/
Stubes672/
Stebee672/
Stavie672/
Stubey671/
Stouvi671/
Stubea671/
Stubij671/
Stoivy671/
Stabhe671/
Sthoba671/
Stubet671/
Staabe670/
Stooby670/
Stuvie670/

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