Hobbins
English edit
Etymology edit
From a medieval double diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.
Proper noun edit
Hobbins (plural Hobbinses)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hobbins is the 36838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 606 individuals. Hobbins is most common among White (93.4%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hobbins”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 184.