# Nobbs (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/nobbs/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 345 |
| US rank (2010) | 58,735 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 894,915 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.2% (319 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named Nobbs in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Nobbs in the United States.

## People named Nobbs

- Keith Nobbs, American actor

## Similar surnames

Novak, Nieves, Neves, Navas, Novack, Novick, Neaves, Nevius, Naves.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.