Dobb Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dobb Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dobb family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 100
Coal Miner 10
Agricultural Labourer 10
Cotton Weaver 7
Dress Maker 5
General Servant 5
Farm Labourer 5
General Labourer 5
Domestic Servant 5
Railway Porter 4
Tin Miner 4
Framework Knitter 4
Cook Domestic Servant 3
Card Room Hand Cotton 3
Farmer 3
Farmers Son 3
Labourer 3
Grocer 2
Architect 2
Barmaid 2
Farm Servant In Door 2
Draper Assistant 2
Servant Domestic 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Seamstress 2

Dobb Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dibb 75% 4,570
2 Dobb 100% 3,981
3 Dobbie 67% 1,378
4 Dabb 75% 1,168
5 Dubb 75% 246
6 Debb 75% 241

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The surname Dobb is the 2nd most popular variant of Dibb.

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