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Lobb Family History

Lobb Surname Meaning

English:: habitational name from Lobb in Braunton or Lobb Farm in Plympton Saint Mary (both Devon) or Lobb in Great Haseley (Oxfordshire) all apparently named with Old English lobb ‘lump, large amount, wide extent or surface’.

Nickname: perhaps from Middle English lop(pe), lob ‘spider’ (Old English loppe, lobbe) or from Middle English lobbe ‘pollack’ (a marine fish).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Lobb family from?

You can see how Lobb families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Lobb family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Lobb families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 719 Lobb families living in Cornwall. This was about 50% of all the recorded Lobb's in United Kingdom. Cornwall had the highest population of Lobb families in 1891.
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What did your Lobb ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farmer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Lobb. 21% of Lobb men worked as a Farmer and 74% of Lobb women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Lobb were House Painter and Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Farmer
    21%
  • General Labourer
    11%
  • Carpenter
    4%
  • House Painter
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    74%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    4%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Domestic Duties
    3%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 5,000 immigration records available for the last name Lobb. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Lobb. For the veterans among your Lobb ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Lobb lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Lobb life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1964. The average life expectancy for Lobb in 1940 was 50, and 80 in 2004.

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