How common is the surname Bob?

1,412 people in the United States had the surname Bob in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 218,658 Americans. It ranked 19,223rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bob?

In the 2010 Census, 43% of people named Bob identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 32% as white (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Bob?

Fernando Bob, Brazilian footballer and manager.

Where is the surname Bob most common?

Wikidata records people named Bob in Brazil.

Is the surname Bob getting more or less common?

More common. 1,228 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,412 in 2010, up 15%.

Is Bob also a first name?

Yes. Bob is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Bob

A surname, carried by 1,412 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B100 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bob is more common than 88.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,412 people named Bob in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 218,658 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,228.

#19,223

rank among US surnames

1,412

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+15%

change since 2000 (was #20,180)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,223	Townsel	1,412	218,658
#19,229	Beehler	1,411	218,813

Who is named Bob

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

43% of people named Bob identified as Black (not Hispanic), 32% as white (not Hispanic) and 14% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Black (not Hispanic) 43%
White (not Hispanic) 32%
American Indian and Alaska Native 14%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 3.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Bobs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fernando Bob
Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bob

Bob has the Soundex code B100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B100.

Questions

How common is the surname Bob?: 1,412 people in the United States had the surname Bob in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 218,658 Americans. It ranked 19,223rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bob?: In the 2010 Census, 43% of people named Bob identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 32% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bob?: Fernando Bob, Brazilian footballer and manager.
Where is the surname Bob most common?: Wikidata records people named Bob in Brazil.
Is the surname Bob getting more or less common?: More common. 1,228 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,412 in 2010, up 15%.
Is Bob also a first name?: Yes. Bob is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.