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There are approximately 3,116 people named Hobday in the UK. That makes it the 3,184th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 49 are named Hobday.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


Related and similar surnames

Hobdy
Hobdaye
Hobbday
Hobda
Hobdays
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Hobeday
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The Hobday surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HOBDAY. Hoh is a country clown, (Hallivvell), and day or deije one of the bumblest class of husbandry servants, or as we now call them day-labourers. Eng. Surn. Hence a Hobday means an agricultural labourer.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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