Where in Ireland does the family HOBBS come from? Is HOBBS a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname HOBBS were recorded throughout Ireland in the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland. The census records are held by the National Archives of Ireland and can be searched here: National Archives Census of Ireland
HOBBS Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 282 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 2019th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Catholic: 132 (46.81%), Anglican: 100 (35.46%), Presbyterian: 38 (13.48%), Other / Not Given: 8 (2.84%), Methodist: 4 (1.42%)
HOBBS Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 286 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 1986th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
HOBBS Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 282
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 2019th
Woulfe Surname Index for HOBBS
The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname HOBBS.
HOBBS in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
HOBBS in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname HOBBS who are Catholic in each locality
HOBBS in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname HOBBS who are Anglican in each locality
HOBBS in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname HOBBS who are Presbyterian in each locality
HOBBS in Scotland
Patterns associated with the HOBBS surname
List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:
When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.
While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.