Bob Family History
Bob Name Meaning
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Bobe . Slovak (also Bób Bôb) and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Slavic and eastern Yiddish bob ‘broad bean bean(s)’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower of beans or a nickname for a tall thin man. Native American (e.g. Navajo) and African American: adoption of the English personal name Bob (altered short form of Robert ) as a surname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022