The Cobbs surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,565 people carried this name — #5,306 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,800 people counted. That is up 7% from 6,117 in 2000.

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In print

Cobbs in American newspapers,
1856–1897.

Newspaper page from Springfield Weekly Republican carrying the name Cobbs
Springfield Weekly Republican 1897-07-09
Newspaper page from Western Reserve Chronicle carrying the name Cobbs
Western Reserve Chronicle 1856-07-09
Newspaper page from The Londonderry Sifter carrying the name Cobbs
The Londonderry Sifter 1886-06-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Cobbs in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1960s.

307 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cobbs. The most, 67, date from the 1890s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 97
New South Wales 93
Queensland 85
South Australia 20
Tasmania 6
Western Australia 5
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cobbs.

Who carried it

People named Cobbs,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Nicholas H. Cobbs
    Nicholas H. Cobbs 1796–1861 · Anglican priest
  • Susan P. Cobbs 1905–1975 · university teacher
  • Clarence H. Cobbs 1908–1979 · clergyman
  • Call Cobbs, Jr. 1911–1971 · pianist
  • Willie Cobbs 1932–2021 · singer
  • Bill Cobbs 1934–2024 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Cobbs,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States362 records

362 records of the Cobbs name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 192
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 96
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 47
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 19
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ralph Burton Cobbs

    Born 1917; from East St Louis, Illinois. U.S. Navy, pilot; died in an accident 1966 in Offshore, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Paul Cobbs

    Born 1920 in Louisiana. Enlisted 1942 at Houston, Texas; yardman from Harris County, Texas. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Abel Cobbs

    Arrived at New York in 1874 aboard the Egypt from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 22; merchant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 362 records for Cobbs in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Cobbs name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Cobbs

    Arrived in Tasmania in 1838 aboard the Adelaide from Pt Phillip.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Alfred Cobbs

    Of West Maitland, New South Wales; died 1916.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Samuel Charles Cobbs

    Selected land at Stanthorpe, Queensland in 1902.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Cobbs in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Cobbs name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Isaac Cobbs

    Died 1949; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Cobbs

    Married 1813 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Cobbs in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Cobbs name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Cobbs

    Buried in 1852 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 26.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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