Coble

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, from Middle English cobel (“coble, rowboat”), a metonymic occupational surname for a maker of such or a sailor. See modern coble.
• As a German surname, Americanized from Kobel, Goebel.

Proper noun

Coble (plural Cobles)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Coble is the 3846^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9204 individuals. Coble is most common among White (86.67%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Coble”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 348.