Cobb Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Cobb Name Meaning: Thought to have been a nickname for someone well build. An example of this nickname being 'cobba'(English form) or 'kobbi' (Old Norse). May have also been a shortened version of the forename Jacob.

Thought to have been a nickname for someone well build. An example of this nickname being 'cobba'(English form) or 'kobbi' (Old Norse). May have also been a shortened version of the forename Jacob.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cobb Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cobb family

Profession Census Frequency
School 575
Private Means 71
Farm Labourer 62
General Servant (domestic) 45
General Labourer 45
Labourer 32
At School 28
None 27
Carpenter 24
Farmer 24
Dressmaker 23
General Servant Domestic 20
Clerk 18
Scholar 18
Domestic Servant 17
Coal Miner Hewer 17
Housemaid (domestic) 16
Bricklayer 14
Student 14
Dress Maker 13
Labourer General 13
Laundress 13
Grocer 13
At Home 12
Housekeeper 12

Cobb Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cobb 100% 30,084
2 Cabb 75% 1,289
3 Cobbe 80% 645
4 Cob 75% 468
5 Cubb 75% 280

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The surname Cobb is the most popular version of all its varients

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