as a Last Name
- 7,818
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Jobe
Meaning & Origins
English: 1. variant spelling of Job. 2. nickname from Old French job, joppe ‘sorry wretch’, ‘fool’ (perhaps a transferred application of the name of the Biblical character). 3. from Middle English jubbe, jobbe ‘vessel containing four gallons’, hence perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a cooper. It could also have been a nickname for a heavy drinker or for a tubby person. 4. metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller (or nickname for a wearer) of the long woolen garment known in Middle English and Old French as a jube or jupe. This word ultimately derives from Arabic.
| 3,952nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 7,818
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Oklahoma
- has the most people named Jobe per capita
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
Top Twitterers with this name
Claim your spot as the most influential Jobe!
Tweet #wpnames to get on this list.
