Cobb is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cobb
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Cobb is the variant of Cobby. Brisk, lively, proud, tyrannical, headstrong. Author— who quotes a northern proverb: "Cobby and crous, as a new -washed louse."

Surname is a variation of Cobby. Brisk, lively, proud, tyrannical, headstrong. Author— who quotes a northern proverb: "Cobby and crous, as a new -washed louse."

There is perhaps no monosyllable in any language that has so many distinct meanings as cob. It may be thought curious to enumerate them.
As a VERB, it signifies, 1, to strike; 2, to pull the ear or hair; 3, to throw; and 4, to outdo.
As a NOUN, it stands for- 5, a seed basket; 6, the material of mud walls; 7, a hay-stack of small dimensions; 8, clover seed; 9, an Hiberno-Spanish coin; 10, a lump or piece; 11, a sea-gull; 12, the fish called the miller's thumb; 13, a harbour, as the Cobb of Lyme-Regis; 14, a young herring; 15, a leader or chief; 16, a weal thy or influential person; 17, a smallhorse; 18, a spider (whence cob-web); 19, the bird called a shoveller.

It has also many compounds, as- cob-castle, a prison; cob-coals, large pit-coals; cob-irons, and rons; cob-joe, a nut at theend of a string; cob-key, a bastinado usedamong sailors; cob-loaf, a loaf of peculiar form; cob-nut, a well known dessert fruit- also a game played with it; cob-poke, a bag carried by gleaners; cob-stones, large stones; cob swan, a very large swan; cob-wall, a wall composed of clay and straw. The heralds in devising arms for the various families of Cobbe and Cobb, have as usual alluded to some of these objects; thus Cobb of Bed fordshire has fish (be they herrings or miller's thumbs), and shovellers in hiscoat; Cobb of Peterbridge, county of Norfolk, displays two swans (cob-swans) and a fish; another Cobb of Norfolk carries two teals (? shovellers) and one fish; while Cobb of Oxford shire gives two shovellers and a (cob-) fish. This however by the way. As to the surname, it may be derived either from—1, Cobb, a port or haven: we have besides the namies Port and Harbour in our family no menclature; 2, from the fish or the bird, in the same way that we have Pike, Salmon, Hawk, Sparrow; 3, a chief or leader: in Cheshire, to cob signifies to outdo or excel another in any effort; or 4, a wealthy or influential person, as in the following lines from Occleve:-
"Susteynid is not by personis lowe,
But cobbis grete this riote sustene."

This is a very ancient surname. One Leuricus Cobbe occurs in the Domesday of Suffolk, doubtless as a Saxon.

Surname is the variant of Cobb. There is perhaps no monosyllable in any language that has so many distinct meanings as cob. It may be thought curious to enumerate them.
As a VERB, it signifies, 1, to strike; 2, to pull the ear or hair; 3, to throw; and 4, to outdo.
As a NOUN, it stands for- 5, a seed basket; 6, the material of mud walls; 7, a hay-stack of small dimensions; 8, clover seed; 9, an Hiberno-Spanish coin; 10, a lump or piece; 11, a sea-gull; 12, the fish called the miller's thumb; 13, a harbour, as the Cobb of Lyme-Regis; 14, a young herring; 15, a leader or chief; 16, a weal thy or influential person; 17, a smallhorse; 18, a spider (whence cob-web); 19, the bird called a shoveller.

It has also many compounds, as- cob-castle, a prison; cob-coals, large pit-coals; cob-irons, and rons; cob-joe, a nut at theend of a string; cob-key, a bastinado usedamong sailors; cob-loaf, a loaf of peculiar form; cob-nut, a well known dessert fruit- also a game played with it; cob-poke, a bag carried by gleaners; cob-stones, large stones; cob swan, a very large swan; cob-wall, a wall composed of clay and straw. The heralds in devising arms for the various families of Cobbe and Cobb, have as usual alluded to some of these objects; thus Cobb of Bed fordshire has fish (be they herrings or miller's thumbs), and shovellers in hiscoat; Cobb of Peterbridge, county of Norfolk, displays two swans (cob-swans) and a fish; another Cobb of Norfolk carries two teals (? shovellers) and one fish; while Cobb of Oxford shire gives two shovellers and a (cob-) fish. This however by the way. As to the surname, it may be derived either from—1, Cobb, a port or haven: we have besides the namies Port and Harbour in our family no menclature; 2, from the fish or the bird, in the same way that we have Pike, Salmon, Hawk, Sparrow; 3, a chief or leader: in Cheshire, to cob signifies to outdo or excel another in any effort; or 4, a wealthy or influential person, as in the following lines from Occleve:-
"Susteynid is not by personis lowe,
But cobbis grete this riote sustene."

This is a very ancient surname. One Leuricus Cobbe occurs in the Domesday of Suffolk, doubtless as a Saxon.

Leader, chief; also chuff or miser, wealthy person.

Cobb is variant of Cobb. Dweller near the roundish mass or lump; descendant of Cobb, a pet form of Jacob meaning "the supplanter".

Dweller near the roundish mass or lump; descendant of Cobb, a pet form of Jacob meaning "the supplanter".

Cobb is form of Cobb. Leader, chief; also chuff or miser, wealthy person.

How popular is Cobb?

Cobb is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, Ghana, New Zealand, Scotland, Belize, South Africa, France, Wales.

Cobb is ranked 5585 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Cobb bearers increased by 2.17 per cent in 2010 US census to 65125 since 2000, the surname slipped by 42 spots and ranked at 514. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 69.98 72.07
Black 24.79 24.24
Others 2.13 1.48
Hispanic or Latino 2.02 1.2
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.64 0.65
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.44 0.35
Cobb is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Belize is ahead in terms of density. Around 101246 people have been found who wears Cobb as their family name. Cobb is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Cobb:
451 United States88,476
Countries with thousands of Cobb:
1,146 England7,118
3,314 Canada1,508
2,567 Australia1,467
Countries with hundreds of Cobb:
5,980 Ghana485
2,061 New Zealand382
1,991 Scotland332
324 Belize253
30,132 South Africa170
65,144 France146
3,095 Wales101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,358 Northern Ireland98
33,799 Spain56
93,812 Germany51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
364 Grenada50
9,331 Kuwait48
208,465 Thailand45
316,052 India34
19,099 United Arab Emirates34
13,415 Chile33
143,904 Philippines32
4,095 Trinidad and Tobago30
165,663 Nigeria24
206,332 Brazil22
844 United States Virgin Islands20
33,734 Mexico18
1,526 Guam16
19,343 Iraq16
3,592 Costa Rica13
61,223 Sweden12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
30,726 Qatar9
48,153 Egypt9
414,297 Russia9
10,125 China7
50,907 Norway7
38,644 Finland7
77,571 Switzerland6
47,603 Denmark6
170,578 Malaysia6
3,707 Puerto Rico6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Joseph Cobb was 30 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on November 20, 1848. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Ambassadress from Liverpool. Immigrant Ann Cobb, Elisa Cobb (22) Immigrant, Daniel Cobb, aged 9, 8 years old Tom Cobb, Ann Cobb, aged 6, Mary Cobb, aged Born at sea, Eliza Cobb, aged Born at sea, John Cobb (25) Shoemaker, and 8 other Cobb around 44.44% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US from London & Plymouth, Liverpool and Dublin.

From Germany

Mathew Cobb worked as laborer and hailed from Germany. 21 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on City Of Limerick and arrived on July 7, 1873.

Cobb Namesakes

  • Andrew R. Cobb, Canadian-American architect based in Nova Scotia
  • Will D. Cobb, American lyricist and composer
  • Nathan Cobb, is known as "the father of nematology
  • Henry Ives Cobb, architect from the United States
  • John Nathan Cobb, American author, naturalist, conservationist
  • Humphrey Cobb, Italian-born, American screenwriter and novelist
  • Robert W. Cobb, American lawyer
  • Price Cobb, American racecar driver
  • Ed Cobb, American musician, songwriter, and record producer
  • Betty Reynolds Cobb, attorney, author, and activist
  • William Cobb, American designer and engineer of roller coasters
  • George H. Cobb, American politician from New York
  • Frederick Cobb, radio engineer and Labour Party politician
  • Ned Cobb, African-American tenant farmer
  • Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb, American politician
  • Curt Cobb, American politician and served as a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 62nd district
  • Thomas R. Cobb, U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Stephen A. Cobb, U.S. Representative from Kansas
  • Clinton L. Cobb, U.S. Representative from North Carolina
  • Lyman Cobb, leading competitor of Noah Webster as an author of spelling books
  • John B. Cobb, John B. Cobb Jr
  • Ty Cobb, American Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Britt Cobb, W. Britt Cobb, Jr
  • Keith Hamilton Cobb, American actor
  • David Cobb, American attorney, liberal political activist
  • Linda Cobb, American writer and columnist
  • Lee J. Cobb, American actor
  • Howell Cobb, American political figure
  • Rufus W. Cobb, American Democratic politician
  • Jerrie Cobb, American aviator
  • Joe Cobb, American child actor
  • Reggie Cobb, former professional American football running back
  • Jimmy Cobb, American jazz drummer
  • Randall "Tex" Cobb, American former professional boxer
  • DeAndra' Cobb, former professional American and Canadian football running back
  • Ron Cobb, American cartoonist, artist, writer, film designer
  • Henry N. Cobb, American architect and founding partner with I.M. Pei of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
  • Irvin S. Cobb, American author, humorist, editor and columnist
  • Garry Cobb, former American football linebacker
  • Amasa Cobb, Republican Wisconsin politician and an officer
  • Michael Cobb, Australian politician
  • Tim Cobb, current principal double bassist with the New York Philharmonic and the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center
  • Artie Cobb, American professional poker player, based
  • Stanley Cobb, neurologist and could be considered "the founder of biological psychiatry
  • Arnett Cobb, American jazz tenor saxophonist
  • Thomas W. Cobb, United States Representative and Senator
  • Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, American lawyer, author, politician
  • Richard Cobb, British historian and essayist
  • George L. Cobb, composed over 200 pieces of music
  • Sue Bell Cobb, American jurist and former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
  • Jennifer Jo Cobb, American professional stock car racing driver and team owner

Cobb Namesakes

  • Andrew R. Cobb, Canadian-American architect based in Nova Scotia
  • Will D. Cobb, American lyricist and composer
  • Nathan Cobb, is known as "the father of nematology
  • Henry Ives Cobb, architect from the United States
  • John Nathan Cobb, American author, naturalist, conservationist
  • Humphrey Cobb, Italian-born, American screenwriter and novelist
  • Robert W. Cobb, American lawyer
  • Price Cobb, American racecar driver
  • Ed Cobb, American musician, songwriter, and record producer
  • Betty Reynolds Cobb, attorney, author, and activist
  • William Cobb, American designer and engineer of roller coasters
  • George H. Cobb, American politician from New York
  • Frederick Cobb, radio engineer and Labour Party politician
  • Ned Cobb, African-American tenant farmer
  • Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb, American politician
  • Curt Cobb, American politician and served as a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 62nd district
  • Thomas R. Cobb, U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Stephen A. Cobb, U.S. Representative from Kansas
  • Clinton L. Cobb, U.S. Representative from North Carolina
  • Lyman Cobb, leading competitor of Noah Webster as an author of spelling books
  • John B. Cobb, John B. Cobb Jr
  • Ty Cobb, American Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Britt Cobb, W. Britt Cobb, Jr
  • Keith Hamilton Cobb, American actor
  • David Cobb, American attorney, liberal political activist
  • Linda Cobb, American writer and columnist
  • Lee J. Cobb, American actor
  • Howell Cobb, American political figure
  • Rufus W. Cobb, American Democratic politician
  • Jerrie Cobb, American aviator
  • Joe Cobb, American child actor
  • Reggie Cobb, former professional American football running back
  • Jimmy Cobb, American jazz drummer
  • Randall "Tex" Cobb, American former professional boxer
  • DeAndra' Cobb, former professional American and Canadian football running back
  • Ron Cobb, American cartoonist, artist, writer, film designer
  • Henry N. Cobb, American architect and founding partner with I.M. Pei of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
  • Irvin S. Cobb, American author, humorist, editor and columnist
  • Garry Cobb, former American football linebacker
  • Amasa Cobb, Republican Wisconsin politician and an officer
  • Michael Cobb, Australian politician
  • Tim Cobb, current principal double bassist with the New York Philharmonic and the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center
  • Artie Cobb, American professional poker player, based
  • Stanley Cobb, neurologist and could be considered "the founder of biological psychiatry
  • Arnett Cobb, American jazz tenor saxophonist
  • Thomas W. Cobb, United States Representative and Senator
  • Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, American lawyer, author, politician
  • Richard Cobb, British historian and essayist
  • George L. Cobb, composed over 200 pieces of music
  • Sue Bell Cobb, American jurist and former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
  • Jennifer Jo Cobb, American professional stock car racing driver and team owner

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