Cob: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Cob is a familiar spelling of the English name Cobb. The name is generally explained as “From the Old Norse name Kobbi, or "lump"”.

Family crest and blazon

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

Spelling and variants

Cob drops the “b” of Cobb, a shortening that clerks often made. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Cobbs, Cobbe and Coble.

Spanish register data show 405 residents carrying Cob as first surname, and 365 as second surname. For the full story, order the Cob surname pack.