Dobson Name Meaning: This is a patronymic from the personal name 'Dobbe',a pet form of robert.
The name itself is fairly widespread in Ireland,due to the influx of early English settlers.
Discover how your Dobson ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 26 |
Buckinghamshire | 64 |
Berkshire | 188 |
Cambridgeshire | 30 |
Channel Islands | 7 |
Cheshire | 503 |
Cornwall | 22 |
Cumberland | 241 |
Derbyshire | 109 |
Devon | 55 |
Dorset | 9 |
Durham | 1,969 |
Essex | 400 |
Gloucestershire | 39 |
Hampshire | 134 |
Herefordshire | 12 |
Hertfordshire | 43 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
Isle of Man | 46 |
Kent | 208 |
Lancashire | 2,751 |
Leicestershire | 154 |
Lincolnshire | 293 |
London | 1,165 |
Middlesex | 335 |
Northumberland | 886 |
Norfolk | 38 |
Northamptonshire | 55 |
Nottinghamshire | 157 |
Oxfordshire | 10 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
Shropshire | 40 |
Suffolk | 28 |
Somerset | 49 |
Surrey | 266 |
Sussex | 107 |
Staffordshire | 321 |
Warwickshire | 94 |
Westmorland | 355 |
Wiltshire | 161 |
Worcestershire | 36 |
Yorkshire | 4,554 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 4 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 47 |
Carmarthenshire | 13 |
Denbighshire | 2 |
Flintshire | 15 |
Glamorgan | 106 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 5 |
Monmouthshire | 61 |
Pembrokeshire | 17 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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School | 1,576 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 141 |
Farmer | 110 |
General Labourer | 107 |
Private Means | 103 |
Cotton Weaver | 94 |
Farm Labourer | 92 |
General Servant (domestic) | 89 |
Dressmaker | 85 |
Labourer | 85 |
Weaver | 59 |
None | 50 |
Domestic Servant | 49 |
At Home | 48 |
Clerk | 46 |
At School | 45 |
General Servant Domestic | 45 |
Housekeeper | 45 |
Shop Assistant | 42 |
House Keeper | 39 |
Assisting In The Business | 38 |
Scholar | 38 |
Dress Maker | 36 |
Joiner | 36 |
Charwoman | 34 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Dobson | 6,223 |
John Dobson | 6,192 |
William Dobson | 5,843 |
Elizabeth Dobson | 4,283 |
Thomas Dobson | 4,086 |
George Dobson | 2,945 |
James Dobson | 2,748 |
Sarah Dobson | 2,724 |
Jane Dobson | 2,378 |
Ann Dobson | 2,204 |
Joseph Dobson | 1,825 |
Margaret Dobson | 1,817 |
Henry Dobson | 1,637 |
Robert Dobson | 1,584 |
Hannah Dobson | 1,298 |
Annie Dobson | 1,286 |
Alice Dobson | 1,270 |
Charles Dobson | 1,157 |
Richard Dobson | 1,094 |
Ellen Dobson | 1,082 |
Eliza Dobson | 875 |
Edward Dobson | 842 |
Emma Dobson | 817 |
Arthur Dobson | 805 |
Martha Dobson | 766 |