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    The surname Hobbs

    A patronymic surname, carried by 48,522 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex H120

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hobbs is more common than 99.6% of them.

    Origin

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

    Hobbs 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 48,522 people named Hobbs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,363 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 47,220.

    #717
    rank among US surnames
    48,522
    people in 2010
    16
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.8%
    change since 2000 (was #659)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #708Clay48,8446,321
    #709Tanner48,8136,325
    #710Hutchinson48,7816,329
    #711Kaur48,7536,333
    #712Berg48,7466,334
    #713Wiley48,7206,337
    #714Gilmore48,7196,337

    Who is named Hobbs

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

    79% of people named Hobbs identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 16%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hobbss

    11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bill Hobbs
      American rower (1949–2020)
    • Aleia Hobbs
      American sprinter, born 1996
    • Franklin Hobbs
      American rower, born 1947
    • Peter Hobbs
      American actor (1918–2011)
    • Noah Hobbs
      British cyclist, born 2004
    • Braydon Hobbs
      American basketball player (born 1989)
    • Helen Hobbs
      American molecular geneticist, born 1952
    • Mary Anne Hobbs
      British DJ known for association with dubstep music, born 1964
    • Becky Hobbs
      American country singer, songwriter and pianist, born 1950
    • Talbot Hobbs
      Australian military general and architect (1864-1938)
    • Henry Hobbs
      British cyclist (born 2007)

    Notable Hobbss come mostly from the United States (6), the United Kingdom (3) and France (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hobbs

    Hobbs has the Soundex code H120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H120.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hobbs come from?
    From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.
    How common is the surname Hobbs?
    48,522 people in the United States had the surname Hobbs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,363 Americans. It ranked 717th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hobbs?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Hobbs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hobbs?
    Bill Hobbs, American rower (1949–2020), followed by Aleia Hobbs.
    Where is the surname Hobbs most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hobbs in the United States, the United Kingdom and France and 1 other country.
    What type of surname is Hobbs?
    Hobbs is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hobbs getting more or less common?
    More common. 47,220 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 48,522 in 2010, up 2.8%.