How common is the surname Hobby?

2,851 people in the United States had the surname Hobby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,294 Americans. It ranked 11,122nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hobby?

Gladys Lounsbury Hobby, American scientist (1910-1993), followed by William Pettus Hobby, Sr..

Where is the surname Hobby most common?

Wikidata records people named Hobby in the United States.

Is the surname Hobby getting more or less common?

More common. 2,839 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,851 in 2010, up 0.4%.

Is Hobby also a first name?

Yes. Hobby 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 Hobby

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,851 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hobby is more common than 93.1% of them.

Origin

An English surname transferred from the given name.

Hobby 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 2,851 people named Hobby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 108,294 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,839.

#11,122

rank among US surnames

2,851

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+0.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,404)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,114	Loaiza	2,854	108,180
#11,116	Kalb	2,853	108,218
#11,118	Heitz	2,852	108,256
#11,122	Catanzaro	2,851	108,294
#11,127	Depina	2,849	108,370
#11,131	Arnone	2,848	108,408

Who is named Hobby

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

87% of people named Hobby identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hobbys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gladys Lounsbury Hobby
American scientist (1910-1993)
William Pettus Hobby, Sr.
American politician; Governor of Texas, 1917-1921
Matt Hobby
American actor and comedian, born 1985
William Pettus Hobby, Jr.
American politician; Texas Lieutenant Governor, 1973-1991

Questions

How common is the surname Hobby?: 2,851 people in the United States had the surname Hobby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,294 Americans. It ranked 11,122nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hobby?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Hobby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hobby?: Gladys Lounsbury Hobby, American scientist (1910-1993), followed by William Pettus Hobby, Sr..
Where is the surname Hobby most common?: Wikidata records people named Hobby in the United States.
What type of surname is Hobby?: Hobby is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hobby getting more or less common?: More common. 2,839 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,851 in 2010, up 0.4%.
Is Hobby also a first name?: Yes. Hobby 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.