Last Name DOBB

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Meaning The son of Robert, from nickname Dob. Robert gave title to ghosts and haunting spirits. Hence the familiar 'hobs' and 'dobbies.' A ghost is a 'dobby' in Furness. 'Dobby,' a fool, a silly old man, also a kind of spirit.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish, Hungarian

Rank 55,124 (2000 US census) 85,853 (1990 US census)
Count 349 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 87.97%, or 307 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 8.02%, or 28 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.43%, or 5 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


English surnames

 English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

Russian middle names

 As with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first...

Ukrainian middle names

 Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

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