Knobbs Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Knobbs Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Knobbs family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 12
Domestic Servant 4
Farm Servant 2
Tailor 2
Monthly Nurse 1
Soldier 6th Regiment 1
Carter 1
Carters Wife 1
Agricultural Labourer & Machine Feedor 1
Apprentice To Iron Works 1
Cattle Dealer 1
China Burnisher 1
Dairy Maid Servant Agriculture 1
Farmer Of 10 Acres 1
Farmer Of 40 Acres 1
General Servant 1
Labourer 1
Labourer Domestice Servant 1
Miners Labourer 1
Railway Engine Cleaner 1
Railway Wagon Repairer 1
Waggoners Boy 1
Wheelwright 1
Corporal 1
Farmer Of 2 Acres Land 1

Knobbs Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Nobbs 83% 9,618
2 Knibbs 83% 4,885
3 Knobbs 100% 406
4 Nobs 67% 135

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The surname Knobbs is the 3rd most popular variant of Nobbs.

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