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The surname Hobbins

A patronymic surname, carried by 606 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H152

Hobbins: #36,838 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hobbins #36,838, 606 people Hobbins: #36,838 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Hobbins #36,838, 606 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hobbins is more common than 77.3% of them.

Origin

From a medieval double diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.

Hobbins 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 606 people named Hobbins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 509,481 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 589.

#36,838
rank among US surnames
606
people in 2010
0.2
per 100,000 Americans
+2.9%
change since 2000 (was #35,994)

Who is named Hobbins

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

93% of people named Hobbins identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 93%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
  • Two or more races 1.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Hobbins come from?
From a medieval double diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname Hobbins?
606 people in the United States had the surname Hobbins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 509,481 Americans. It ranked 36,838th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hobbins?
In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hobbins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Hobbins?
Hobbins is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hobbins getting more or less common?
More common. 589 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 606 in 2010, up 2.9%.
Is Hobbins also a first name?
Yes. Hobbins 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.