Explore the Family Name Lobb

The meaning of Lobb

English: 1. habitational name from Lobb in Braunton or Lobb Farm in Plympton Saint Mary (both Devon) or Lobb in Great Haseley (Oxfordshire), all apparently named with Old English lobb ‘lump, large amount, wide extent or surface’. 2. nickname: perhaps from Middle English lop(pe), lob ‘spider’ (Old English loppe, lobbe) or from Middle English lobbe ‘pollack’ (a marine fish).

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How common is the last name Lobb in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lobb witnessed a shift in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 13,207th and had a count of 2,120. By 2010, the rank dropped to 14,453 and the count slightly dipped to 2,067, marking a decrease of 9.43% and 2.5% respectively. The proportion of people with the surname Lobb per 100,000 also decreased by 11.39%, moving from 0.79 in 2000 to 0.7 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,207	#14,453	-9.43%
Count	2,120	2,067	-2.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.79	0.7	-11.39%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lobb

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Lobb surname identified as White, with a slight decrease from 91.51% in 2000 to 90.76% in 2010. The representation of Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnicities decreased by 27.56% and 8.94% respectively over the same period. Meanwhile, there were notable increases in the percentages of those identifying as Hispanic, Two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native. Hispanic representation rose by 50%, Two or more races increased by 47.46%, while the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native went up by 52.63%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.51%	90.76%	-0.82%
Black	4.25%	3.87%	-8.94%
Hispanic	1.42%	2.13%	50%
Two or More Races	1.18%	1.74%	47.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.27%	0.92%	-27.56%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.38%	0.58%	52.63%