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

Dobbie, 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 Dobbie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dobbie in America

Dobbie is the 59470th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dobbie surname appeared 340 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 Dobbie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dobbie 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 Dobbie

The surname Dobbie is of Scottish origin and dates back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Scottish Gaelic word "dobach," which means a small clump or mound, referring to the type of place where the original bearer of the name may have lived or worked.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dobbie can be found in the Scottish parish records of Lanarkshire from the late 16th century. The name was particularly common in the areas around Glasgow and the surrounding counties.

In the 17th century, the Dobbie surname appears in various historical records, including the Hearth Tax Rolls of Scotland. This suggests that the name was well-established and represented a family of some means during that time period.

One notable individual with the surname Dobbie was William Dobbie, a Scottish botanist and plant collector born in 1809. He made significant contributions to the study of flora in the Himalayas and other parts of Asia. He died in 1884.

Another prominent bearer of the name was Sir James Dobbie, a Scottish industrialist and philanthropist who lived from 1864 to 1935. He founded the Dobbie & Co. textile manufacturing company and was instrumental in the development of the town of Beith, Scotland.

In the literary world, Pauline Dobbie was a Scottish author and playwright who lived from 1909 to 1992. She is best known for her novel "The House on the Shore," which was published in 1953.

The Dobbie surname has also been associated with several place names in Scotland, such as Dobbie's Loan and Dobbie's Brae, which were likely named after individuals or families with the surname.

While the name Dobbie has Scottish roots, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including England, North America, and Australia, as a result of migration and the Scottish diaspora.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dobbie

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Dobbie, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!