Definitions for DOBSON
ˈdɒb səndob·son

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hellgrammiate, dobsonnoun

   large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait

2. dobson, dobsonfly, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutusnoun

   large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait

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1. dobson

   A Dobson is a unit for measuring the concentration of a gas in the Earth's atmosphere. It is specifically used to measure the total amount of ozone in the atmosphere above a particular location on Earth's surface. Named after British physicist Gordon Dobson, one Dobson Unit (DU) represents a layer of ozone that would be 0.01 millimeters thick under standard temperature and pressure.

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1. Dobsonnoun

   the aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect (Corydalus cornutus), used as bait in angling. See Hellgamite

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1. Dobson

   Dobson is a town in Dobson Township, Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 1,586. It is the county seat of Surry County. Dobson is the home of the Shelton Vineyards, the largest winery in North Carolina.

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1. DOBSON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dobson is ranked #1846 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dobson surname appeared 19,419 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 7 would have the surname Dobson.
   
   76.9% or 14,939 total occurrences were White.
   17.2% or 3,350 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 478 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 406 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 150 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 99 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Larva
   • Neuropterous Insect

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1782","1"],["1822","1"],["1823","2"],["1869","1"],["1875","2"],["1876","1"],["1878","1"],["1879","2"],["1880","8"],["1881","14"],["1883","9"],["1885","1"],["1888","5"],["1889","4"],["1891","5"],["1892","1"],["1893","1"],["1894","10"],["1895","3"],["1896","4"],["1897","9"],["1898","4"],["1899","6"],["1900","9"],["1901","35"],["1902","16"],["1903","32"],["1904","19"],["1905","36"],["1906","32"],["1907","4"],["1908","20"],["1909","2"],["1910","4"],["1911","11"],["1912","14"],["1913","4"],["1914","10"],["1915","14"],["1916","10"],["1917","16"],["1918","32"],["1919","30"],["1920","16"],["1921","3"],["1922","16"],["1923","24"],["1924","9"],["1925","13"],["1926","4"],["1927","21"],["1928","12"],["1929","4"],["1930","8"],["1931","8"],["1932","26"],["1933","5"],["1934","5"],["1935","9"],["1936","18"],["1937","27"],["1938","19"],["1939","43"],["1940","21"],["1941","27"],["1942","26"],["1943","13"],["1944","5"],["1945","3"],["1946","10"],["1947","29"],["1948","25"],["1949","35"],["1950","30"],["1951","16"],["1952","33"],["1953","24"],["1954","17"],["1955","15"],["1956","19"],["1957","18"],["1958","20"],["1959","69"],["1960","5"],["1961","20"],["1962","25"],["1963","20"],["1964","27"],["1965","15"],["1966","37"],["1967","18"],["1968","27"],["1969","30"],["1970","14"],["1971","32"],["1972","30"],["1973","24"],["1974","12"],["1975","28"],["1976","19"],["1977","9"],["1978","34"],["1979","18"],["1980","47"],["1981","13"],["1982","17"],["1983","10"],["1984","41"],["1985","21"],["1986","9"],["1987","24"],["1988","38"],["1989","19"],["1990","15"],["1991","16"],["1992","35"],["1993","24"],["1994","19"],["1995","57"],["1996","16"],["1997","15"],["1998","24"],["1999","48"],["2000","19"],["2001","21"],["2002","33"],["2003","16"],["2004","18"],["2005","47"],["2006","42"],["2007","30"],["2008","94"]]

How to pronounce DOBSON?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say DOBSON in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DOBSON in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DOBSON in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of DOBSON in a Sentence

1. Heidi Cruz:

   If you look at the people who have endorsed Ted Cruz for president, there is no doubt who the evangelical community is supporting. Bob Vander Plaats in Iowa, Steve King, James Dobson, there is such a long list of wonderful God-fearing Christian leaders in this country who have come behind this campaign.

2. Gordon Lightfoot:

   I took the song 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' from a folk singer called Bonnie Dobson. I knew her and she had a record with that track on it.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DOBSON
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DOBSON
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=DOBSON
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=DOBSON