How common is the surname Bobb?

3,552 people in the United States had the surname Bobb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,922 Americans. It ranked 9,184th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bobb?

Jeremy Bobb, American actor, followed by Nelson Bobb.

Where is the surname Bobb most common?

Wikidata records people named Bobb in the United States.

Is the surname Bobb getting more or less common?

More common. 3,389 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,552 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Bobb

A surname, carried by 3,552 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bobb is more common than 94.3% of them.

Origin

Variant of Bubb or Bopp.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,552 people named Bobb in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 86,922 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,389.

#9,184

rank among US surnames

3,552

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #8,884)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,176	Hawn	3,556	86,824
#9,177	Hearne	3,554	86,873
#9,181	Tasker	3,553	86,897
#9,184	Liberty	3,552	86,922
#9,186	Scalise	3,551	86,946
#9,190	Fetzer	3,550	86,971

Who is named Bobb

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

57% of people named Bobb identified as white (not Hispanic), 35% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bobbs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeremy Bobb
American actor, born 1981
Nelson Bobb
American basketball player (1924-2003)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bobb

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

Questions

Where does the surname Bobb come from?: Variant of Bubb or Bopp.
How common is the surname Bobb?: 3,552 people in the United States had the surname Bobb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,922 Americans. It ranked 9,184th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bobb?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Bobb identified as white (not Hispanic), and 35% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bobb?: Jeremy Bobb, American actor, followed by Nelson Bobb.
Where is the surname Bobb most common?: Wikidata records people named Bobb in the United States.
Is the surname Bobb getting more or less common?: More common. 3,389 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,552 in 2010, up 4.8%.