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

Cobble, 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 Cobble surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cobble in America

Cobble is the 17097th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cobble surname appeared 1,660 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Cobble.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cobble 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 Cobble

The surname COBBLE is of Anglo-Saxon origin and can be traced back to the early medieval period in England. It is derived from the Old English word "cobel," which referred to a small room or hut. This term later evolved to describe a shoemaker's workshop or a cobbler's stall.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name COBBLE can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which mentions a landowner named Godric Cobbel in Oxfordshire. This suggests that the surname was already in use by the late 11th century.

During the Middle Ages, the COBBLE surname was particularly prevalent in the counties of Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, and Somerset. Some early variations of the spelling included Cobbel, Cobbele, and Cobyll.

In the 14th century, records show a John Cobele residing in Worcestershire around 1327. Another notable figure was William Cobyll, a merchant from Bristol who was born in 1412 and died in 1479.

The surname COBBLE is also associated with several place names in England, such as Cobble Hill in Gloucestershire and Cobbler's Green in Buckinghamshire. These locations likely derived their names from individuals with the COBBLE surname who lived or worked in those areas.

Among the notable figures with the COBBLE surname throughout history are:

1. Richard Cobble (c. 1530 - 1599), an English clergyman and theologian who served as the Bishop of Norwich.
2. Thomas Cobble (1608 - 1681), a English colonist and landowner in Virginia, known for his involvement in the establishment of Charles City County.
3. Mary Cobble (1670 - 1737), a British Quaker minister and writer who published several influential religious works.
4. John Cobble (1767 - 1835), an English inventor and engineer credited with developing an early steam-powered printing press.
5. William Cobble (1814 - 1888), a British explorer and naturalist who led expeditions to South America and documented numerous new plant and animal species.

While the COBBLE surname has evolved over the centuries, its origins can be traced back to the humble occupation of shoemaking and the small workshops or stalls where cobblers plied their trade in medieval England.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cobble

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

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 Cobble 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 Cobble 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 Cobble was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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