as a Last Name
- 1,739
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Bob
Meaning & Origins
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): 1. variant of Bobe. 2. from eastern Yiddish bob ‘broad bean’, ‘bean(s)’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower of beans or a nickname for a tall thin man.
| 14,689th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,739
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Virgin Island
- has the most people named Bob per capita
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