Find out how popular the last name Cobbins is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cobbins.

Cobbins, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cobbins surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cobbins in America

Cobbins is the 19480th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cobbins surname appeared 1,387 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cobbins.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cobbins to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cobbins

The surname COBBINS is an English name with origins dating back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Old English word "cob", meaning a rounded lump or mass, likely referring to a person's stout or rotund appearance. The name is thought to have originated in the counties of Devon and Cornwall in southwest England.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was William Cobbyns, mentioned in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1273. Another early reference can be found in the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield in Yorkshire, where a John Cobbyns is listed in 1326.

The COBBINS surname is not found in the celebrated Domesday Book of 1086, suggesting that it emerged later during the Middle Ages. However, variations in spelling were common in those times, and it's possible the name was recorded under a slightly different form.

Notable individuals with the COBBINS surname throughout history include:

1. Richard Cobbins (c. 1550 - 1630), an English merchant and Member of Parliament for Nottingham in 1597.
2. John Cobbins (1633 - 1687), an English clergyman and writer who served as the Vicar of Watlington, Oxfordshire.
3. Elizabeth Cobbins (1765 - 1824), a British author and poet from Devon, known for her work "The Frugal Housewife" published in 1796.
4. George Cobbins (1792 - 1860), a British soldier who served in the Napoleonic Wars and later became a police officer in London.
5. William Cobbins (1856 - 1932), a prominent English architect from Somerset responsible for designing several churches and public buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The name COBBINS has also been associated with various place names in England, such as Cobbins Green in Buckinghamshire and Cobbins Farm in Wiltshire, suggesting possible connections to specific locations where the surname originated or where bearers of the name had settled.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cobbins

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cobbins.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cobbins was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cobbins has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cobbins was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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