Explore the Family Name Mobbs

The meaning of Mobbs

English (Norfolk): variant, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s, of Mobb, which is probably a variant of Mabb.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mobbs has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mobbs was ranked as the 22,039th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to 23,354th. This change represents a 5.97% decrease in rank. The total count of individuals with this surname also slightly decreased during this period, from 1,096 to 1,090, a decline of 0.55%. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also fell by 9.76%, from 0.41 in 2000 to 0.37 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,039	#23,354	-5.97%
Count	1,096	1,090	-0.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.37	-9.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mobbs

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the largest group of individuals with the surname Mobbs identified as White, although there was a small decrease in this category, from 94.25% in 2000 to 92.02% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black saw a significant increase of 54.85%, moving from 2.37% in 2000 to 3.67% in 2010. There was also an increase in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, which rose from 0.91% in 2000 to 1.19% in 2010, a change of 30.77%. The Hispanic category saw a minor increase of 0.55%, while the categories for Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or more races remained at 0 throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.25%	92.02%	-2.37%
Black	2.37%	3.67%	54.85%
Hispanic	1.82%	1.83%	0.55%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.91%	1.19%	30.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%