Surname Saturday – Kobs
Hello,
This my version of Saturday’s daily blogging theme (a day late). This week will be focused on the Kobs surname.
Surname Pronunciation Kobs (Polish) – K o bs – listen to it here: Kobs
Surname Pronunciation Kobs (American) – K ah bs – listen to it here: Kobs
Surname Meaning: Kobs – derived from the word “Jakób”, German in origin. (Source: Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, Second Edition by William F. Hoffman)
Roots of Surname:
| Surname | Group | Subgroup | Language |
| KOBS | WESTERN EUROPEAN | GERMAN | GERMAN |
Top Five Countries: Luxembourg, Germany, United States, Belgium, and Argentina.
Top Five Regions: Wisconsin, United States; Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; Bradenburg, Germany; Diekirch, Luxembourg; and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Top Ten Cities: Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; Bastogne/Bastenaken, Wallonie, Belgium; Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Isselburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States; Dersau, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; and Postlin, Bradenburg, Germany.
Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Kobs Poland Localities Map. Retrieved February 14, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?country_code=PL
The area of Wielkopolskie, specifically Złotow, is the focus of my research for my Kobs ancestry.
Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Kobs Europe Map. Retrieved February 14, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD-EUROPE
Moikrewni. (2010). Statystyka: Liczby do nazwiska ‘Kobs’. Retrieved February 14, 2010, from
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/kobs.html
Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Kobs North American Map. Retrieved February 14, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD–USCA
The Kobs surname is Germanic in origin. My Kobs ancestry probably started with Germanic roots. The Złotow area in Poland was settled by many German families. I have been able to trace my Kobs ancestors back to 1812. Some interesting facts are that from 1812 to the present: they have always married a Polish husband or wife, lived in Polish communities, claimed to be Polish on censuses, and attended Polish Catholic churches. This is why I believe that my Kobs ancestors have been thoroughly Polonized through the years. Because of the theory above, it is difficult to dismiss my German roots.
