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Hobbis Name Meaning

variant of Hobbs or more likely a reduced form of Hobbins . see Hobhouse . perhaps from Great or Little Hautbois (Norfolk) with 12th-century spellings like Hobosse Hobuisse and 14th-century Hobesse. The place-name probably derives from Old English *hobb ‘hummock tussock’ + *wisse ‘meadow marsh’ or wisce ‘marshy meadow’. However any of the early bearers listed below may belong with (1).

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Hobbs, Hobbins, Hobbie, Dobis, Hobby, Nobis, Hoblit, Hollis, Hibbs

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You can see how Hobbis families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hobbis family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hobbis families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there was 1 Hobbis family living in Mississippi. This was 100% of all the recorded Hobbis's in USA. Mississippi had the highest population of Hobbis families in 1840.

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Passenger Lists

There are 377 immigration records available for the last name Hobbis. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 232 military records available for the last name Hobbis. For the veterans among your Hobbis ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1970 and 2004, in the United States, Hobbis life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 1979. The average life expectancy for Hobbis in 1970 was 77, and 86 in 2004.

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