John Hobart was born as the son of Thomas Hobart Esquire and Ann Reymes.
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English: probably a variant of Hubbard , though Middle English Hobert and Hoberd could represent Anglo-Norman French forms of Osbert, with loss of -s-. Compare Opie , which was a pet form of Osbert, and Hobby , which might sometimes have been as well.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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