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
Scholar 820
Agricultural Labourer 121
General Labourer 47
Dress Maker 39
Laundress 36
Domestic Servant 35
General Servant 34
Labourer 34
Farm Labourer 29
Carpenter 28
Annuitant 18
General Servant Domestic 15
House Keeper 13
Cook 11
Coal Miner 11
Gardener 10
Servant 10
Farm Servant Indoor 10
Straw Plaiter 10
Errand Boy 9
Farmers Son 9
Sawyer 9
Seamstress 8
Tailor 8
Housemaid Domestic Servant 8

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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