Hoban
An Irish surname usually understood as an anglicized form of Ó hÚbáin, meaning a descendant of a personal name related to "Úbán".
The #9,461 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 89,778 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Hoban is generally treated as an anglicized Irish surname from Ó hÚbáin, with the Ó meaning "descendant of". The personal name behind it is usually linked to a diminutive or derivative form of a Gaelic name such as Úbán, though the exact sense of the root is not fully secure. In older anglicized spellings, the name appears as Hooban and Hoban.
History
The name is found chiefly in Ireland, especially in western and southern counties. The excerpts place it in Kerry, Cork, and Dublin, and Woulfe records related forms such as Huban and Hooban. Like many Irish surnames, it was reshaped into English spelling over time.
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Fun fact
The surname appears in several anglicized forms in older Irish sources, showing how one Gaelic name could be rendered quite differently in English records.
From the historical record
“O hubAin, Huban, Hooban, Hoban. O htJ-OAij, Huddy. 0 hU5t^6in, Horan.”
— Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish names and surnames