Cobbold

English

Etymology

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

Cobbold (plural Cobbolds)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Cobbold is the 4891^st most common surname in England, belonging to 1488 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cobbold”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 348.