# Tobin (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 18,932 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,896 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,308 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.4% (18,135 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtoʊbɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Irish Tóibín, from Anglo-Norman de Saint Aubyn (compare Saint Aubin), from Latin Sanctus Albīnus.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tobin 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Tobin in the United States, Brazil, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Tobin

- James Tobin, American economist (1918–2002)
- Tobin Bell, American actor (born 1942)
- Amon Tobin, Brazilian musician
- Becca Tobin, American actress and singer
- Genevieve Tobin, American actress (1899-1995)
- Alex Tobin, Australian soccer player
- Robert Tobin, British athlete
- Dan Tobin, American actor (1910-1982)
- Maurice J. Tobin, American politician (1901-1953)

## Similar surnames

Tobon, Tiffany, Tappan, Topham, Tufano.

## 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.