How common is the surname Cobbs?

6,565 people in the United States had the surname Cobbs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,029 Americans. It ranked 5,306th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cobbs?

Bill Cobbs, American actor (1934–2024), followed by Justin Cobbs.

Where is the surname Cobbs most common?

Wikidata records people named Cobbs in the United States and Montenegro.

Is the surname Cobbs getting more or less common?

More common. 6,117 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,565 in 2010, up 7.3%.

The surname Cobbs

A surname, carried by 6,565 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cobbs is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,565 people named Cobbs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,029 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,117.

#5,306

rank among US surnames

6,565

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+7.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,241)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,297	Wasserman	6,577	46,943
#5,300	Silverstein	6,576	46,950
#5,301	Hume	6,573	46,972
#5,302	Lowell	6,569	47,000
#5,303	Copley	6,568	47,008
#5,304	Hazelwood	6,567	47,015
#5,305	Rawlins	6,566	47,022

Who is named Cobbs

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

71% of people named Cobbs identified as Black (not Hispanic), 22% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 71%
White (not Hispanic) 22%
Two or more races 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Cobbss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Cobbs
American actor (1934–2024)
Justin Cobbs
American basketball player, born 1991
Tasha Cobbs
American urban contemporary gospel singer, born 1981
Willie Cobbs
American blues singer and harmonica player (1932–2021)

Notable Cobbss come mostly from the United States (3) and Montenegro (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cobbs

Cobos

Cobbs has the Soundex code C120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C120.

Questions

How common is the surname Cobbs?: 6,565 people in the United States had the surname Cobbs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,029 Americans. It ranked 5,306th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cobbs?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Cobbs identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 22% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cobbs?: Bill Cobbs, American actor (1934–2024), followed by Justin Cobbs.
Where is the surname Cobbs most common?: Wikidata records people named Cobbs in the United States and Montenegro.
Is the surname Cobbs getting more or less common?: More common. 6,117 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,565 in 2010, up 7.3%.