How common is the surname Lobb?

2,067 people in the United States had the surname Lobb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,369 Americans. It ranked 14,453rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lobb?

Thomas Lobb, British botanist (1811-1894), followed by Emma Louise.

Where is the surname Lobb most common?

Wikidata records people named Lobb in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.

Is the surname Lobb getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,120 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,067 in 2010, down 2.5%.

The surname Lobb

An English surname, carried by 2,067 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lobb is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

English surname, from several placenames derived from the noun lob (“lump”). Also from the sense lob (“spider”), from Middle English loppe.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,067 people named Lobb in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 149,369 Americans. That is down 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,120.

#14,453

rank among US surnames

2,067

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-2.5%

change since 2000 (was #13,207)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,447	Hulme	2,068	149,297
#14,453	Lobb	2,067	149,369
#14,458	Fray	2,066	149,441

Who is named Lobb

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

91% of people named Lobb identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lobbs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Lobb
British botanist (1811-1894)
Emma Louise
Australian singer, born 1991

Notable Lobbs come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lobb

Lobb has the Soundex code L100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L100.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lobb come from?: English surname, from several placenames derived from the noun lob (“lump”). Also from the sense lob (“spider”), from Middle English loppe.
How common is the surname Lobb?: 2,067 people in the United States had the surname Lobb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,369 Americans. It ranked 14,453rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lobb?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Lobb identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lobb?: Thomas Lobb, British botanist (1811-1894), followed by Emma Louise.
Where is the surname Lobb most common?: Wikidata records people named Lobb in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.
Is the surname Lobb getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,120 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,067 in 2010, down 2.5%.