Hobs Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Spelled Hobs, the surname still points back to Hobbs. The name is usually explained as “Son of Hob (Robert)”.

A variant of Hobbs

Without the “b” of Hobbs, Hobs is a simpler written form of the same name. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Hobbes, Hobbis and Hobb.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Hobbs and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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