How common is the surname Dobbins?

15,076 people in the United States had the surname Dobbins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,479 Americans. It ranked 2,407th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dobbins?

Anthony Dobbins, American professional basketball player, followed by Liz Renay.

Where is the surname Dobbins most common?

Wikidata records people named Dobbins in the United States.

Is the surname Dobbins getting more or less common?

More common. 14,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,076 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Dobbins

A patronymic surname, carried by 15,076 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D152

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dobbins is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

Dobbin + -s (“patronymic suffix”)

Dobbins is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 15,076 people named Dobbins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,479 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,615.

#2,407

rank among US surnames

15,076

people in 2010

5.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #2,279)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,398	Falcon	15,125	20,413
#2,399	Flint	15,123	20,416
#2,401	Wagoner	15,118	20,422
#2,402	Fajardo	15,100	20,447
#2,403	Briones	15,098	20,449
#2,404	Conn	15,089	20,462
#2,406	Armenta	15,078	20,477

Who is named Dobbins

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

71% of people named Dobbins identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dobbinss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anthony Dobbins
American professional basketball player, born 1981
Liz Renay
American actress and dancer (1926-2007)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Dobyns

Surnames that sound like Dobbins

Dobyns

Dobbins has the Soundex code D152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D152.

Questions

Where does the surname Dobbins come from?: Dobbin + -s (“patronymic suffix”)
How common is the surname Dobbins?: 15,076 people in the United States had the surname Dobbins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,479 Americans. It ranked 2,407th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dobbins?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Dobbins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dobbins?: Anthony Dobbins, American professional basketball player, followed by Liz Renay.
Where is the surname Dobbins most common?: Wikidata records people named Dobbins in the United States.
What type of surname is Dobbins?: Dobbins is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Dobbins getting more or less common?: More common. 14,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,076 in 2010, up 3.2%.
What are other spellings of Dobbins?: Dobyns.