Cobbold
English
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Etymology
[edit]From the Old English personal name Cūþbeald, which is composed of the elements cūþ (“famous, renowned”) and beald (“bold, brave”). Probably a doublet of Keble and its variants.
Proper noun
[edit]Cobbold (plural Cobbolds)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
[edit]- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Cobbold is the 4891st most common surname in England, belonging to 1488 individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cobbold”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 348.