Mobbs
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Matronymic surname from the medieval female personal name Mab. Compare Queen Mab, a fairy queen mentioned by Shakespeare.
Proper noun[edit]
Mobbs (plural Mobbses)
- A surname originating as a matronymic.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mobbs is the 23354th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1090 individuals. Mobbs is most common among White (92.02%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mobbs”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 602.