Cobs Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Cobs ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 4
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 8
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 2
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 2
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 22
Surrey 0
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 1
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 1
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Cobs Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cobs family

Profession Census Frequency
Hose Knitter 5
Agricultural Labourer 4
Servitude 2
Coalminer 2
Male Servant 2
Female Servant 1
Lace Maker 1
Baker 1
Independent 1
Nurse 1
Miner 1
Farmer 1
Bailiff 1
Pupil 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Cobs

Name Census Frequency
William Cobs 18
Mary Cobs 13
John Cobs 11
Thomas Cobs 11
George Cobs 9
Emma Cobs 8
Ann Cobs 7
Ellen Cobs 7
Jane Cobs 7
Elizabeth Cobs 6
Henry Cobs 6
James Cobs 5
Sarah Cobs 5
Francis Cobs 4
Annie Cobs 3
Charles Cobs 3
Eliza Cobs 3
Frederick Cobs 3
Martha Cobs 3
Richard Cobs 3
Samuel Cobs 3
Walter Cobs 3
Agnes Cobs 2
Alfred Cobs 2
Arthur Cobs 2

Cobs Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cobbs 80% 368
2 Cobs 100% 213
3 Cubis 60% 207
4 Coabes 67% 124
5 Coobes 67% 104

Did you know?

The surname Cobs is the 2nd most popular variant of Cobbs.

Search for the Cobs family