Tobin (surname)
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Tobin (Gaelic;Tóibín, Irish pronunciation: [t̪ˠoːˈbʲiːnʲ], from the Norman surname; de St. Aubyn; originated with Saint Albinus) is an Irish surname.
The surname Tobin derives from 'tóibín', the Irish version of St Aubyn, which is of Norman-French origin. The Anglo-French St Aubyn family arrived in Ireland in the wake of the Norman Invasion in the 12th century and settled in Counties Tipperary and Kilkenny, and subsequently spread to the neighbouring counties of Cork and Waterford.
By the 1440s there were three major Tobin clans established in south east Tipperary, as well as the senior line in Kilkenny. The Tobins were an eminent family in County Tipperary in medieval times, and the head of the family was known as the Baron of Coursey, although this was not an officially recognised title. The 14th century Annals of Ireland, by Kilkenny Franciscan John Clyn, described the Tobins' as 'a turbulent sect more dreaded by the English than the native Irish'. Ballytobin in Co. Kilkenny, Ireland is named after them. It means Tobins' town and may indicate their exact origin.
A branch of the family who were among the Wild Geese, settled at Nantes in the country of origin, and the best known of these was Edmund Marquis de Tobin (1692 - 1747), who was killed in action in the War of Austrian Succession.
Another branch of the Tobins' settled in Newfoundland and prospered there.
Arts and entertainment
- Amon Tobin (born 1972), Brazilian musician
- Becca Tobin (born 1986), actress on the television series Glee
- Candida Tobin, (1926–2008), British music educator
- Christine Tobin (born 1963), Irish singer
- Genevieve Tobin (1899–1995), American actress
- George Tobin, record producer
- George Tobin (American football) (1921–1999), American football player
- George Tobin (Royal Navy officer) (1768–1838), British naval officer and artist
- George T. Tobin (1864–1956), American illustrator
- James Tobin (born 1980), Australian TV personality
- Jason Tobin, British-Chinese actor
- John Tobin (dramatist) (1770–1804), author of The Honeymoon
- Julia Tobin, British actress
- Louise Tobin (born 1918), American singer
- Orla Tobin, winner of the 2003 Rose of Tralee contest and singer
- Steve Tobin (born 1957), American sculptor
- Colm Tóibín (born 1955), Irish novelist
- Niall Tóibín (1929–2019), Irish comedian and actor
- Nioclás Tóibín (1928–1994), Irish traditional singer
Military
- E Q "Red" Tobin, American pilot who flew for the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain
- Marian Tobin (born 1873) Irish War of Independance republican
- John Michael Tobin (1841–1898), American Civil War officer
- Liam Tobin (1890-1963), Irish army officer
- Paul E. Tobin, Jr. (born c. 1941), rear admiral in the U.S. Navy
- Thomas Tate Tobin (1823–1904), American adventurer and US Army scout
Politics
- Brian Tobin (born 1954), Canadian Liberal politician
- Edmund William Tobin (1865–1938), Canadian politician
- James Tobin, George W. Bush's 2004 New England campaign chairman
- John Tobin (born 1969), American politician
- Maurice J. Tobin (1901–1953), U.S. governor and Secretary of Labor
- Stanley Tobin (1871–1948), Canadian farmer and politician
- Stephen Tobin (1836–1905), Canadian political figure
- Peadar Tóibín (born 1974), Irish politician
Religion
- Joseph William Tobin (born 1952), American Roman Catholic archbishop
- Mary Luke Tobin (1908–2006), American Roman Catholic nun
- Nettie Tobin (1863–1944), American member of the Bahai community
- Thomas Joseph Tobin (born 1948), American Roman Catholic bishop
Sports
- Alex Tobin (born 1965), Australian soccer player
- Bert Tobin (1910–1969), Australian cricketer
- Bill Tobin (baseball) (1854–1912), major-league baseball first baseman
- Bill Tobin (ice hockey) (1895–1963), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Charlie Tobin (born 1919), Irish hurler
- Dennis Tobin, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, brother of Frank Tobin (rugby league) (unrelated to Frank Tobin (rugby union))
- Frank Tobin (rugby league), coach/physiotherapist/trainer for Widnes, brother of Dennis Tobin (unrelated to Frank Tobin (rugby union))
- Frank Tobin, English rugby union footballer who played in the 1860s and 1870s
- Frederic Tobin (1849–1914), English cricketer
- Jack Tobin (1892–1969), major-league baseball right fielder
- Jim Tobin (1912–1969), baseball player
- John Tobin (born 1959), Australian rugby league player
- Johnny Tobin (1921–1982), baseball player
- JP Tobin, (born 1977), New Zealand windsurfer
- Kevin Tobin (born 1981), Irish hurler
- Pat Tobin (born 1982), Irish hurler
- Paul Tobin (1909–2003), American basketball player
- Robert Tobin (born 1983), British sprinter
- Vince Tobin, (born 1943) American football coach
- Brendan Toibin (born 1964), American football player
- Donnacha Tobin (born 1990), Co. Meath footballer
Other people
- Austin Joseph Tobin (1903–1978), executive director of the Port of New York Authority
- Ciarán Tobin, Irish citizen involved in a Hungarian legal case
- Daniel J. Tobin (1875–1955), American union leader
- James Tobin (1918–2002), Nobel Prize-winning economist
- Jonathan S. Tobin, American journalist
- Joseph Tobin (born 1950), American early childhood education specialist
- Laura Tobin (born 1981), British broadcast meteorologist
- Margaret Tobin (disambiguation), several people
- Neil Tobin (born 1966), American magician
- Peter Tobin (born 1946), British serial killer
- Peter J. Tobin (born 1944), American businessman
- Thomas Tobin (1807–1881), British businessman
- Tony Tobin, celebrity chef
- William Tobin, (1927–2009), news editor
Fictional
- A member of the Glanton Gang in the 1985 novel Blood Meridian