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

Jobson, 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 Jobson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jobson in America

Jobson is the 22359th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jobson surname appeared 1,152 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 Jobson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jobson 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 Jobson

The surname Jobson is of English origin, emerging in the late medieval period around the 13th century. It is derived from the personal name "Job", which itself comes from the Hebrew name "Iyyov" or "Iyov", meaning "persecuted" or "afflicted one". The suffix "-son" was commonly added to personal names in English to denote "son of".

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, which mention a John Jobeson from Oxfordshire. The Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire from 1327 also list a Thomas Jobeson, indicating the name's presence in northern England during that time.

The Jobson surname is believed to have originated in the Yorkshire area, particularly around the town of Pateley Bridge, where it is thought to have connections with the local place name "Job's Cross". This may have been a location associated with an early bearer of the name.

In the 16th century, records show a Henry Jobson who was a wealthy merchant and landowner in the city of York, born around 1520. Another notable figure was Richard Jobson, a sea captain and explorer who was born in Yorkshire in 1591 and later published an account of his travels to present-day Gambia in 1623.

Moving into the 17th century, we find George Jobson, a clergyman and author born in Yorkshire in 1609, who wrote several theological works. A century later, in 1745, Frederick Jobson was born in Durham, becoming a prominent architect in the Georgian era and designing several notable buildings in the region.

One of the most famous bearers of the Jobson name was Sir Richard Jobson, a British Army officer and colonial administrator who lived from 1807 to 1891. He served in various roles in British India and was recognized for his contributions to the governance of the British Empire.

While the Jobson surname is relatively uncommon today, it maintains its roots in the northern English counties of Yorkshire and Durham, where many of its earliest records can be traced. The name's long history and variations, such as Jobeson and Jopson, reflect its evolution over centuries as a quintessentially English surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jobson

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

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

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