How common is the surname Mobley?

29,065 people in the United States had the surname Mobley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,623 Americans. It ranked 1,215th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mobley?

Evan Mobley, American basketball player (born 2001), followed by Hank Mobley.

Where is the surname Mobley most common?

Wikidata records people named Mobley in the United States and The Bahamas.

Is the surname Mobley getting more or less common?

More common. 27,648 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,065 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Mobley

A surname, carried by 29,065 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mobley is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 29,065 people named Mobley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,623 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 27,648.

#1,215

rank among US surnames

29,065

people in 2010

9.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,160)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,206	Hickey	29,350	10,519
#1,207	Connor	29,346	10,521
#1,208	Pate	29,327	10,528
#1,209	Zepeda	29,252	10,555
#1,210	Hatcher	29,235	10,561
#1,211	Escobedo	29,185	10,579
#1,212	Arredondo	29,173	10,583

Who is named Mobley

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

57% of people named Mobley identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 57%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mobleys

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Evan Mobley
American basketball player (born 2001)
Hank Mobley
American saxophonist (1930-1986)
Mary Ann Mobley
American actress, television personality, and Miss America 1959 (1937-2014)
Cuttino Mobley
American basketball player (born 1975)
Isaiah Mobley
American basketball player (born 1999)
Matt Mobley
American basketball player (born 1994)
Mamie Till
African American schoolteacher, 1921–2003

Notable Mobleys come mostly from the United States (6) and The Bahamas (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Mobley?: 29,065 people in the United States had the surname Mobley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,623 Americans. It ranked 1,215th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mobley?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Mobley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mobley?: Evan Mobley, American basketball player (born 2001), followed by Hank Mobley.
Where is the surname Mobley most common?: Wikidata records people named Mobley in the United States and The Bahamas.
Is the surname Mobley getting more or less common?: More common. 27,648 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,065 in 2010, up 5.1%.