Given name & surname

Hobb

Hobb is a surname from Middle English. It is used in English and Middle English.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Hobb comes from Middle English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Middle English usage, Hobb is a diminutive of Robert. In English usage, Hobb as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Robert.

Hobb’s family of names

In Middle English usage, Hobb is a diminutive of Robert. In English usage, Hobb as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Robert.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Middle English

Hooke

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Middle English

Hore

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Middle English

Lobb

“lump”

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Middle English

Hobday

“servant”

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Middle English

Hogben

“hip bone”

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Middle English

Howitt

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Hodder

“hood”

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Middle English

Howat

Howat is a surname from Middle English. It is used in English and Atayal.

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