How common is the surname Hobart?

3,129 people in the United States had the surname Hobart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,672 Americans. It ranked 10,298th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hobart?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hobart identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hobart?

Percy Hobart, British Army general (1885–1957), followed by Rose Hobart.

Where is the surname Hobart most common?

Wikidata records people named Hobart in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

How do you pronounce Hobart?

Hobart is /ˈhəʊbɑːt/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Hobart getting more or less common?

More common. 3,080 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,129 in 2010, up 1.6%.

Is Hobart also a first name?

Yes. Hobart 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 Hobart

A patronymic surname, carried by 3,129 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhəʊbɑːt/ 2 syllables Soundex H163 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). Hobart is more common than 93.7% of them.

Origin

A patronymic English surname transferred from the given name derived from a variant of Hubert.

Hobart 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 3,129 people named Hobart in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,672 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,080.

#10,298

rank among US surnames

3,129

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #9,678)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,290	Jarquin	3,132	98,578
#10,292	Andress	3,131	98,609
#10,297	Breese	3,130	98,641
#10,298	Myhre	3,129	98,672
#10,301	Massengale	3,128	98,704
#10,302	Brandes	3,127	98,735
#10,306	Elson	3,126	98,767

Who is named Hobart

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

94% of people named Hobart identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hobarts

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Percy Hobart
British Army general (1885–1957)
Rose Hobart
American actress (1906–2000)
John Sloss Hobart
American statesman (1738-1805)
Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden
British admiral (1822-1886)

Notable Hobarts come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Hobart?: 3,129 people in the United States had the surname Hobart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,672 Americans. It ranked 10,298th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hobart?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hobart identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hobart?: Percy Hobart, British Army general (1885–1957), followed by Rose Hobart.
Where is the surname Hobart most common?: Wikidata records people named Hobart in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
How do you pronounce Hobart?: Hobart is /ˈhəʊbɑːt/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Hobart?: Hobart is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hobart getting more or less common?: More common. 3,080 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,129 in 2010, up 1.6%.
Is Hobart also a first name?: Yes. Hobart 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.