How common is the surname Bobby?

1,042 people in the United States had the surname Bobby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,301 Americans. It ranked 24,137th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bobby?

Bobby Haque, Bangladeshi actress.

Where is the surname Bobby most common?

Wikidata records people named Bobby in Bangladesh.

Is the surname Bobby getting more or less common?

More common. 961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,042 in 2010, up 8.4%.

Is Bobby also a first name?

Yes. Bobby 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 Bobby

A surname, carried by 1,042 people in the United States.

2 syllables 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). Bobby is more common than 85.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,042 people named Bobby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 296,301 Americans. That is up 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 961.

#24,137

rank among US surnames

1,042

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+8.4%

change since 2000 (was #24,406)

Who is named Bobby

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

79% of people named Bobby identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.9%
Two or more races 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bobbys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bobby Haque
Bangladeshi actress, born 1987

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bobby

Bobby 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 Bobby?: 1,042 people in the United States had the surname Bobby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,301 Americans. It ranked 24,137th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bobby?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Bobby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bobby?: Bobby Haque, Bangladeshi actress.
Where is the surname Bobby most common?: Wikidata records people named Bobby in Bangladesh.
Is the surname Bobby getting more or less common?: More common. 961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,042 in 2010, up 8.4%.
Is Bobby also a first name?: Yes. Bobby 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.