The tobin Surname
tobin Name Meaning and History
- Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Tóibín, which is itself a reduced Gaelicized version of a Norman habitational name from Saint-Aubin in Brittany (so called from the dedication of its church to St. Albin).
- English: from a pet form of the personal name Tobias or Toby.
- Dutch: patronymic from Tobias.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Tobins in Newfouondland | Dawn Wildman | 1 |
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