Where Does the Cobbs Surname Come From?

In census returns, Cobbs often stands in for Cobb. Read literally, Cobbs points to “From the Old Norse name Kobbi, or "lump"”.

• Related forms: Cobbe, Cob and Coble.
• In the 2010 US Census, 6,565 Americans gave Cobbs as their last name (rank 5,306).
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.
• Cobbs adds a patronymic ending to Cobb, marking ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’.

Heraldry and the Cobbs name

Arms linked to Cobb and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Cobbs family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.