The Jobe surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,536 people carried this name — #4,151 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,600 people counted. That is up 7% from 7,977 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
130 people named Jobe live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Jura.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 78 people named Jobe.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Aube.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 68 people named Jobe live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 42 people named Jobe live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
310 people named Jobe are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Jobe in American newspapers,
1897–1905.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 44,601 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Jobe,
with a public archive behind them.
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John M. Jobe d. 2019 · mathematician
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Frank Jobe 1925–2014 · surgeon
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Baba Jobe 1959–2011 · politician
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Maba Jobe 1964–2023 · politician
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Trevor Jobe 1967– · ice hockey player
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Kari Jobe 1981– · composer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Jobe.
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