Last Name DOBBS

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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. The son of Dob or Robert.

Origin	English, Irish, Maori, Belgian

Rank	1,829 (2000 US census)	2,144 (1990 US census)

Count	18,021 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

84%, or 15138 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
11.71%, or 2110 total occurrences, as black,
0.35%, or 63 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.82%, or 148 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.46%, or 263 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.66%, or 299 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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