Hobby Family History
Hobby Name Meaning
English:: from the Middle English personal name Hoby a shortened form of Hobin. See Hobbins . occasionally perhaps a nickname from Middle English hobi ‘small species of hawk’ (Old French hobet hobé a diminutive form of Old French hobe ‘small bird of prey)’. possibly from a Middle English personal name Oby with prosthetic H-. This would be identical in origin with Opie a Cornwall and Devon pet form of Osbert (see Hobart ) or Osbern (see Osborne ). habitational name from Hoby (Leicestershire) from Old English hōh ‘heel spur of land’ + Old Norse bȳ ‘farmstead village’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022