Mobbs

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Mobbs

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Etymology

Matronymic surname from the medieval female personal name Mab. Compare Queen Mab, a fairy queen mentioned by Shakespeare.

Proper noun

Mobbs (plural Mobbses)

1. A surname originating as a matronymic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mobbs is the 23354^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1090 individuals. Mobbs is most common among White (92.02%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mobbs”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 602.