Rob Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 1
Berkshire 1
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 1
Lancashire 2
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 3
London 1
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 2
Norfolk 4
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 9

Wales

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

Rob Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rob family

Profession Census Frequency
Farmer's Son 4
Farmer 2
Carter 1
Living On Own Means 1
Railway Assistant 1
Domestic Servt 1
Boot Finisher 1
Dress Maker Apprentice 1
Sweep Maker 1
Hair Dresser 1
Revenue Officer 1
Farmer's Daughter 1
Labourer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Rob

Name Census Frequency
John Rob 14
Henry Rob 12
William Rob 12
Mary Rob 11
James Rob 7
Rebecca Rob 7
Charles Rob 6
Joseph Rob 6
Margaret Rob 5
Sarah Rob 5
Edith Rob 4
Elizabeth Rob 4
Jane Rob 4
Alexander Rob 3
Alice Rob 3
Andrew Rob 3
Fred Rob 3
George Rob 3
Grace Rob 3
Robert Rob 3
Agnes Rob 2
Ann Rob 2
Arthur Rob 2
Catherine Rob 2
David Rob 2

Rob Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Robb 75% 5,733
2 Rubie 40% 859
3 Robe 75% 659
4 Rob 100% 184
5 Raab 50% 126
6 Robie 60% 125

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The surname Rob is the 4th most popular variant of Robb.

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