How common is the surname Tobin?

18,932 people in the United States had the surname Tobin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,308 Americans. It ranked 1,896th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tobin?

James Tobin, American economist (1918–2002), followed by Tobin Bell.

Where is the surname Tobin most common?

Wikidata records people named Tobin in the United States, Brazil and Australia and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Tobin?

Tobin is /ˈtoʊbɪn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Tobin getting more or less common?

More common. 18,135 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,932 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Tobin

A Norman surname, carried by 18,932 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈtoʊbɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex T150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tobin is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

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

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,932 people named Tobin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,308 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,135.

#1,896

rank among US surnames

18,932

people in 2010

6.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,816)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,887	Oliveira	19,055	16,203
#1,888	McCain	19,032	16,222
#1,889	Medeiros	19,031	16,223
#1,890	Kraus	19,028	16,226
#1,891	Stacy	19,010	16,241
#1,892	Pettit	19,004	16,246
#1,893	Bateman	19,001	16,249

Who is named Tobin

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

88% of people named Tobin identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tobins

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Tobin
American economist (1918–2002)
Tobin Bell
American actor (born 1942)
Amon Tobin
Brazilian musician, born 1972
Becca Tobin
American actress and singer, born 1986
Genevieve Tobin
American actress (1899-1995)
Alex Tobin
Australian soccer player, born 1965
Robert Tobin
British athlete, born 1983
Dan Tobin
American actor (1910-1982)
Maurice J. Tobin
American politician (1901-1953)

Notable Tobins come mostly from the United States (6), Brazil (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tobin

Tobon

Tobin has the Soundex code T150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T150.

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Tobin come from?: From Irish Tóibín, from Anglo-Norman de Saint Aubyn (compare Saint Aubin), from Latin Sanctus Albīnus.
How common is the surname Tobin?: 18,932 people in the United States had the surname Tobin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,308 Americans. It ranked 1,896th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tobin?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Tobin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tobin?: James Tobin, American economist (1918–2002), followed by Tobin Bell.
Where is the surname Tobin most common?: Wikidata records people named Tobin in the United States, Brazil and Australia and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Tobin?: Tobin is /ˈtoʊbɪn/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Tobin getting more or less common?: More common. 18,135 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,932 in 2010, up 4.4%.