Hobb: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Genealogists group Hobb with Hobbs.

Name scholars give the meaning as “Son of Hob (Robert)”. Hobb drops the “s” of Hobbs, a simplification that clerks often made. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Hobbes, Hobbis and Hobs.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Hobb family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

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