# Hobson

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɒb.sən/ · frequency rank #30,082

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A number of places in the United States:
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A village south of Burnopfield, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ 1755).

## Etymology
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + -son.

## Easily confused with
- **hoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hobson-vs-hoon)
- **Hudson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hobson-vs-hudson)
- **Horton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hobson-vs-horton)
- **Holton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hobson-vs-holton)
- **Houston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hobson-vs-houston)
- **Hodgson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hobson-vs-hodgson)
- **hobo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hobo-vs-hobson)
- **Hanson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanson-vs-hobson)
- **Henson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henson-vs-hobson)
- **Hebron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hebron-vs-hobson)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hboson`, `hhobson`, `hobbson`, `hobosn`, `hobsno`, `hobsonn`, `hobsson`, `hosbon`, `ohbson`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hobson