# Bobb (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bobb/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,552 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,184 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 86,922 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.8% (3,389 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Bubb or Bopp.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bobb in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 57% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bobb in the United States.

## People named Bobb

- Jeremy Bobb, American actor
- Nelson Bobb, American basketball player (1924-2003)

## Similar surnames

Babb, Bobo, Bibb, Bubb, Bob, Bobby, Beebe, Bybee, Bove, Bova, Bopp, Bovee.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.