Last Name DOBBYN

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Meaning The son of Robert, from nickname Dob, diminutive Dobin. Dobbin, from being a pet name for a horse, became a special term for an old and jaded horse. Of course the 'g' in Dobbing and Dobbings is an excrescence, as in Jennings, Hewlings, etc.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 66,878 (2000 US census) 73,497 (1990 US census)
Count 276 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 96.01%, or 265 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 1.81%, or 5 total occurrences, 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...

Scottish surnames

 Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
Just like English and other last n...

Longest baby names

 The longest first name, consisting of 12 characters, from the baby names reported since the year 1880 in the United States is Francisquita.

There are three names consisting of 11 characters: Christopher, Margueritta, and Margueritte

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