Hobbits played essential roles in all adventures. Bilbo mentioned in The Hobbit that Gandalf was responsible for their involvement in adventures. This is the comprehensive list of hobbit characters of both genders mentioned by name in alphabetical order. It is noteworthy that when a female hobbit takes another family name as a result of marriage, the family’s original name is placed in parentheses. The nicknames appear with quotation marks. Also, the years given on this list is in the Third Age and not provided by Shire-reckoning, unless noted otherwise.
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Adaldrida Brandybuck (Bolger): (Third Age 2818 (Shire Reckoning 1217) - ?) Marmadoc Brandybuck’s wife, Orgulas Brandybuck and Gorbadoc Brandybuck’s mother, also the mother of two daughters. The times of her birth or even her death were not stated in The LOTR, but the year 2818 appeared as her birth year on The Peoples of Middle-earth’s Bolger’s family tree.
Adamanta Took (Chubb): Gerontius Took’s wife and mother to Isengrim III, Hildigard, Isumbras IV, Hildigrim, Isembold, Hildilfons, Isembard, Hildibrand, Donnamira Boffin, Belladonna Baggins, Isengar Took, and Mirabella Brandybuck.
Adalgrim Took: (Third Age 2880 - Third Age 2982) (Shire Reckoning 1279 - Shire Reckoning 1381) Hildigrim Took’s son with Rosa Took. He was the father of Esmeralda Brandybuck, Paladin II, and the other three daughters that were unnamed. The relationship between Adalgrim and Bilbo highlights the complicated family relations among Hobbits. The two are cousins from paternal and maternal sides.
Adelard Took: (Third Age 2928 - Fourth Age 2 (Shire Reckoning 1327 - Shire Reckoning 1422) Flambard Took’s son and the father of Everard Took, Reginard Took, and the three daughters that were not named.
Amaranth (Brandybuck): (Third Age 2904 - Third Age 2998) (Shire Reckoning 1303 - Shire Reckoning 1397) Gorbadoc Brandybuck’s eldest daughter with Mirabella Brandybuck.
Andwise Roper “Andy of Tighfield: (Third Age 2923 (Shire Reckoning 1322) - ?) Roper
Angelica (Baggins): (Third Age 2981 (Shire Reckoning 1380) - ?) Ponto Baggin’s daughter. Noted for futility. Bilbo gave her a mirror following his party.
Asphodel Burrows (Brandybuck): (Third Age 2913 - Third Age 3012 (Shire Reckoning 1312 - Shire Reckoning 1411)) Gorbadoc Brandybuck’s fifth child with Mirabella Brandybuck, Rufus Burrows’s wife, and Milo’s mother. She was at Bilbo’s for the farewell party.
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Balbo Baggins: (Third Age 2767 - Third Age 2863) He was the first of the recorded Baggins Hobbiton family. He entered into a union with Berylla Boffin that bore him five children: Ponto, Mungo, Pansy, Lily, and Largo. The day of birth of Balbo was the only one In the published genealogy of the Baggins Hobbiton. Still, looking at his descendants, a clue can be deduced about the time of his death.
Bandobras Took “Bullroarer”: (Third Age 2704 - Third Age 2806) He led the army that defended against the Golfimbul battle at the Battle (in Greenfields). He was an exceptionally big size for a Hobbit, and he used to ride on a horse. Skilled riders later existed through Pippin and Merry, from his Hobbit descendants that could surpass his feats. He was one of the two sons of Thain III (Third Age 2666 - Third Age 2759). The youngest of the two and his brother Ferumbras took over from his father in Thainship.
Belba Bolger (Baggins): (Third Age 2856 - Third Age 2956) Rudigar Bolger’s wife was the second child from the union of Mungo Baggins with Laura.
Bell Gamgee (Goodchild): Hamfast Gamgee’s wife gave birth to six Hobbits, namely: Samwise Gamgee, Daisy Gamgee, Hamson Gamgee, May Gamgee, Halfred, and Marigold Cotton.
Belladonna Baggins (Took): (Third Age 2852 - Third Age 2934) She was the outstanding Gerontius Took’s daughter with his wife, Adamanta Took. She was married to Bungo Baggins, and she gave birth to Bilbo Baggins. The wizard, Gandalf the Grey, knows her well.
Berylla Baggins (Boffin): (Third Age 2772 - ?) She was Balbo Baggins’s wife and mother of Ponto Baggins, Pansy Bolger, Largo Baggins, Lily (Baggins) Goodbody, and Mungo Baggins. She has an unknown age of birth, and even her time of death was not recorded in The LOTR. But in The People of Middle-earth, her birth-year was estimated at Second Age 2772 on the Boffin’s family tree.
Bilbo Baggins “Mad Baggins”: (Third Age 2890 - ?) Son of Bungo Baggins and Belladonna Took. He is known to be the first Baggins to go on a great adventure. He ended up being extremely wealthy because of this. He was considered to be an eccentric character by the other hobbits.
Bilbo Gardner: Sam’s son with his wife, Rose Gardner.
Bingo Baggins: Bungo’s brother, who gave birth to Falco Chubb-Baggins in marriage with Chica Chubb; Falco was the most notable of all cousins of Bilbo Baggins.
Bodo Proudfoot: He was Linda Baggins’s husband and Odo Proudfoot’s father.
Bowman Cotton “Nick”:
Bucca of the Marish: Oldbucks family founder, after settling in later East-farthing. The first Thain of the Shire.
Bungo Baggins: (Third Age 2846 - Third Age 2926) Bilbo Baggin’s father, Belladonna’s husband, and brother of Bingo. He was the one that built the Bag End. Bungo lived there with his wife for as long as they lived.
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Camellia Baggins (Sackville): Longo Baggins’s wife and Otho Sackville-Baggins’ mother.
Carl Cotton “Nibs”:
Celandine (Brandybuck): (Third Age 2994 - ?) Seredic Brandybuck’s third child with Hilda Brandybuck. She was at Bilbo’s party.
Chica Baggins (Chubb): Bingo Baggins’s wife and Falco Chubb-Baggins’s mother.
Cotman:
Cottar: (b. Third Age 2820) father of Cotman and Carl.
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Daisy Boffin (Baggins): (Third Age 2950 - ?) Frodo Baggins’s cousin. Dudo’s daughter and niece of Drogo. She was Griffo Boffin’s wife.
Daisy (Gamgee): (Third Age 2972 - ?) Samwise Gamgee’s sister.
Daisy (Gardner): Samwise Gamgee’s daughter.
Diamond Took “of Long Cleeve”: (Third Age 2995 - ?) Married to Thain Peregrin Took in year FO 6. Possibly a descendant of the Bullroarer from North-Tooks. Mother of Faramir named after Gondor’s Steward. Her death-time unknown, but the speculation was that she died in FO 63 when Pippin moved to Gondor.
Dinodas Brandybuck: (Third Age 2914 - Third Age 2948, died after Third Age 3001) Gorbadoc Brandybuck’s last son. He was at Bilbo’s Party.
Doderic Brandybuck:
Dodinas Brandybuck:
Donnamira Took (Boffin): (Third Age 2856 - Third Age 2948) was the daughter of Gerontius Took and Hugo Boffin’s wife.
Dora Baggins: (Third Age 2901 - Third Age 3006) was the eldest child of Fosco Baggins’. She attended Bilbo’s Party.
Dudo Baggins: (Third Age 2911 - Third Age 3009) Daisy Boffin’s father. He was Fosco Baggins’ son after Drogo. He attended Bilbo’s Party.
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Eglantine Took (Banks):
Elanor Fairbairn (Gardner):
Elfstan Fairbairn:
Erling: (b. Third Age 2854) Holman Greenhand’s child.
Esmeralda Brandybuck (Took): Gerontius Took was her ancestor, She was Thain Paladin Took II’s sister. Saradoc Brandybuck’s wife, Peregrin Took’s aunt, and mother of Merry Brandybuck.
Estella Brandybuck (Bolger): (Third Age 2985 - ?) She married Meriadoc Brandybuck and had a son. She probably died around Merry’s departure to Gondor.
Everard Took: youngest child of Adelard Took. He attended Bilbo’s Party.
Erin Took: She was the sister of Peregrin Took.
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Falco Chubb-Baggins:
Faramir Took: Peregrin Took’s son with Diamond Took. He was named after the Gondor’s Steward. He married Goldilocks, the daughter of Samgee.
Farmer Maggot “Muddy-feet”:
Fastolph Bolger:
Fastred of Greenholm:
Ferdinand Took: (Third Age 2940 - ?) son of Sigismond Took. He was at Bilbo’s Party.
Ferumbras Took II: unknown
Ferumbras Took III: (Third Age 2916 - Third Age 3015) He was Thain during the time of Bilbo’s party. He was not popular, and he was unmarried because of the burden of his mother as a mother-in-law. He was Fortinbras Took II’s son ( Third Age 2878 - Third Age 2980)
Filibert Bolger:
FĂriel Fairbairn: Elanor Gardner’s daughter with Fastred of Greenholm. She was one of
Fairbairns of the Undertowers.
Flambard Took:
Folco Boffin: Frodo Baggins’ friend. He was most likely present at Bilbo’s Party.
Fortinbras Took I:
Fortinbras Took II:
Fosco Baggins:
Fredegar Bolger “Fatty,”: he stayed behind when Frodo, Sam, Pippin, and Merry left Crickhollow at the beginning of their journey.
Frodo Baggins: (Third Age 2968 - ?) He is the son of Drogo Baggins and Primula Brandybuck. He was the nephew and heir of Bilbo Baggins. He is the ring bearer, and he destroyed the One Ring of Sauron with the help of Samwise Gamgee.
Frodo Gardner: One of Samwise Gamgee’s sons.
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Gerontius Took “The Old”: Died at 130 years old. He was the Second Hobbit to live the most extraordinarily long age in the history of the Shire. He ruled the Hobbits for 72 years as the 26th Thain in the Shire. He was an old-friend of Gandalf, and most of the famous Hobbits were of his descent. He had twelve children with Adamanta Chubb. He had nine sons that included the great-grandfathers of Merry and Pippin; grandfather of Fredegar Bolger, and three daughters that included the mother of Bilbo and the grandmother of Frodo Baggins.
Gilly Baggins (Brownlock): (? - died after Third Age 3001) She was Posco Baggins’s wife and was at Bilbo’s Party.
Goldilocks Took (Gardner): (Fourth Age 10 - ?) She was the daughter of Samwise Gamgee with Rose Cotton. She was married to Faramir Took, the son of Peregrin Took.
Gorbadoc Brandybuck “Broadbelt”:
Gorbulas Brandybuck:
Gorhendad Brandybuck (Oldbuck): the 11th Thain of Oldbuck descent. He colonized Buckland and changed its name to Brandybuck.
Gormadoc Brandybuck “Deepdelver”: (Third Age 2734 - Third Age 2836): He ruled Buckland till death; he was Frodo Baggins’ ancestor.
Griffo Boffin:
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Halfast Gamgee:
Halfred Gamgee:
Halfred Gamgee:
Halfred Greenhand:
Hanna Brandybuck (Goldworthy):
Hamfast Gamgee “Ham/Gaffer/Old”.
Hamfast Gardner:
Hamfast of Gamwich:
Hamson Gamgee:
Harding Gardner:
Hending:
Hilda Brandybuck (Bracegirdle):
Hildibrand Took:
Hildifons Took:
Hildigard Took:
Hildigrim Took:
Hob Gammidge “Old Gammidgy”:
Hob Hayward:
Hobson Gamgee “Roper”:
Holfast Gardner:
Holman Cotton “Long Hom”:
Holman Greenhand:
Hugo Boffin: Donnamira Took’s husband.
Hugo Bracegirdle:
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Ilberic Brandybuck: (Third Age 2991 - ?) He was Seredic Brandybuck’s second son. He attended Bilbo’s Party.
Isembard Took: (Third Age 2847 - Third Age 2946) He was Gerontius Took’s seventh son.
Isembold Took: (Third Age 2842 - Third Age 2946) He was Gerontius Took’s fifth son.
Isengar Took:
Isengrim Took II:
Isengrim Took III:
Isumbras Took III:
Isumbras Took IV:
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Lalia Took (Clayhanger): (Third Age 2883 - Third Age 3002) Fortinbras II Took’s wife, while he was Thain. She got married in the year TA 2914, and she gave birth to her son Ferumbras 2916. Lalia was a fat woman that was so big she needed an attendant to walk, and she was widely known as Lalia the Fat (sometimes the Great). In Third Age 3002, her attendant accidentally made her fall out of her wheelchair in the garden, causing her to die. (Lalia did not appear on the Took’s family tree published in The LOTR, but she was mentioned in Tolkien’s letter).
Largo Baggins:
Laura Baggins (Grubb): (Third Age 2864 - Third Age 2916) Bilbo’s grandmother and Mungo Baggins’ wife. She gave birth to Bungo, Linda, Longo (2860–2950), Belba (2856– d. 2956), and Bingo (Third Age 2864 - Third Age 2963). She assumed the position of the family head after her father’s death. When she died, Bungo took over.
Lee Burns: Kamdar’s cousin.
Lily Goodbody (Baggins):
Lily Cotton (Brown): Tolman Cotton’s wife, they had five offsprings.
Linda Proudfoot (Baggins): (Third Age 2862 - Third Age 2963) Bungo Baggins’s sister. She was married to Bodo Proudfoot. She was Odo’s mother (Third Age 2904 - Third Age 3005). She was Bilbo Baggins’s aunt.
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins (Bracegirdle): (Third Age 2918 - Third Age 3020) She married Otho and gave birth to Lotho. When Bilbo disappeared, Lobelia and Otho tried to take over Bag End during Bilbo’s disappearance. Still, they could not live there until Frodo Baggins sold it. Bilbo’s silverware was probably taken by her during his absence. Bilbo Baggins left her a box of spoons made of silver and labeled as a present. When Saruman’s bandit showed up, she stood against him and was kept imprisoned. She was freed when the Shire was recovered. She returned Bag End’s ownership to Frodo, then she left for her old family. She later died in TA 3020, having lived more than 100 years old.
Longo Baggins:
Lotho Sackville-Baggins “Pimple”: He worked for Saruman around the time of the War. He traded weed (pipe) with Saruman, and used the money earned to buy some Southfarthing lands, near where Isengard resided. The Ruffians helped Lotho dispose and put Will Whitfoot in prison even though he was the Shire’s legal mayor. With the mayor gone, he announced himself the Chief Shirriff. He industrialized the Shire and became known as The Boss. Saruman took power from him forcefully, and Grima Wormtongue ensured he stopped living.
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Madoc Brandybuck “Proudneck”: unknown
Malva Brandybuck “Headstrong”: (Third Age 2738 - Third Age 2839) The first recorded female hobbit in the genealogies. She was married to Gormadoc Brandybuck. They had three male children that they named: Madoc (Third Age 2775 - Third Age 2877), Sadoc (Third Age 2779 - ?), and Marroc (Third Age 2783 - d. ?).
Marigold Cotton (Gamgee): (Third Age 2983 - d. ?) She was the youngest of Hamfast Gamgee’s children and was Tolman Cotton’s wife.
Marmadas Brandybuck:
Marmadoc Brandybuck “Masterful”:
Marroc Brandybuck:
May (Gamgee): (Third Age 2928 - d. ?)
May (Gamgee): (Third Age 2976 - d. ?)
Melilot (Brandybuck): ( Third Age 2985 - ?) She was Meriadoc Brandybuck’s third cousin, and she attended Bilbo Baggins’s party. She participated at the Springle-ring dance, hobbit’s special dance, with another hobbit, Everard Took.
Menegilda Brandybuck (Goold):
Mentha (Brandybuck):
Meriadoc Brandybuck “Merry or the Magnificent”: He is the only child of Saradoc Brandybuck and Esmeralda Took. This made him a first cousin to his closest friend, Pippin. He is one of the nine companions of the Fellowship of the Ring and later gained the title Master of Buckland. He is the hobbit who helped Éowyn slay the Witch-King of Angmar.
Merimac Brandybuck:
Merimas Brandybuck:
Merry Gardner:
Milo Burrows: (Third Age 2947 - ?) He was Rufus Burrows’s son with Peony Baggins, and he also attended Bilbo’s Party.
Mimosa Baggins (Bunce):
Minto Burrows:
Mirabella Brandybuck (Took):
Moro Burrows:
Mosco Burrows:
Mungo Baggins: (Third Age 2807 - Third Age 2900) Mungo was Bilbo Baggins’s grandfather. He was the eldest of Balbo Baggins’s sons with Berylla Boffin Baggins. He had four younger siblings: Largo, Pansy, Lily, and Ponto. Mungo was married to Laura Grubb, together they had five sons and daughters.
Myrtle (Burrows):
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Nob: A Hobbit from Bree. He works at the Prancing Pony inn as a server.
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Odo Proudfoot:
Odovacar Bolger:
Olo Proudfoot:
Orgulas Brandybuck:
Otho Sackville-Baggins: (Third Age 2910 (Shire Reckoning 1309) - Third Age 3012 (Shire Reckoning 1411)) He took his name from his two parents, and founded a new family line. He and Lotho intended to take over Bilbo and then Frodo, as Baggins’ family head.
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Paladin II Took:
Pansy Bolger (Baggins):
Pearl (Took): (Third Age 2975 (Shire Reckoning 1374) - ?) She was Peregrin Took, Pippin’s elder sister. She had two other sisters, Pervinca and Pimpernel. She probably died before Fourth Age 63 when Pippin departed the Shire for Gondor. In Tolkien’s letter, he mentioned that Pearl was the attendant of Lalia Clayhanger-Took when she fell from her wheelchair. She was appreciated by many members of the Took family for what she did.
Peony Burrow (Baggins):
Peregrin I Took “Pippin”: He is the youngest of four children born to Paladin Took I and Eglantine Banks. His father’s sister is Merry’s mother. He is one of the members of the Fellowship of the Ring He later became the 32nd Thain of the Shire.
Pervinca (Took):
Pimpernel Took:
Pippin Gardner:
Polo Baggins: (Third Age 2860 (Shire Reckoning 1359) - ?) He was Ponto Baggins’ son.
Ponto Baggins: (Third Age 2816 (Shire Reckoning 1215 - Third Age 2911 (Shire Reckoning 1310) He was Polo Baggins’ father. He was the third son of Balbo Baggins. He married Mimosa Bunce; they had two offsprings together.
Porto Baggins: (Third Age 2948 (Shire Reckoning 1347) - ?) He was Posco Baggins’ second son. He attended Bilbo’s Party.
Posco Baggins: (Third Age 2902 (Shire Reckoning 1301) - before Third Age 3001 (Shire Reckoning 1410) He was Polo Baggins’s son. He married Lily Brownlock, together they had three offsprings.
Poppy Bolger (Chubb-Baggins):
Primrose (Gardner):
Primula Baggins (Brandybuck): (Third Age 2920 (Shire Reckoning 1319) - Third Age 2980 (Shire Reckoning 1379)) She was Gorbadoc Brandybuck’s daughter with Mirabella Took, and the youngest of the Old Took family’s daughters. She was married to Drogo Baggins, and they had one son, Frodo Baggins. In the year 2980, she and her husband, Drogo, drowned in the river of Baranduin. Frodo was orphaned and moved in with Bilbo.
Prisca Bolger (Baggins):
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Reginard Took: (b. Third Age 2969 (Shire Reckoning 1368) - d.?) He was the first daughter to Adelard Took’s first son. He also attended Bilbo’s Party.
Robin Smallburrow “Cock-robin": One of the Shire’s Shirriffs from Hobbiton.
Robin Gardner:
Rorimac Brandybuck “Goldfather/Old Rory”:
Rosa Took (Baggins): (Third Age 2856 (Shire Reckoning 1255) - ?) She was an ancestor of both Pippin and Merry. Rosa was Ponto Baggins’s daughter with Mimosa Bunce. She was a sister to Polo. Rosa married Hildigrim Took (Third Age 2840 - Third Age 2941 (Shire Reckoning 1239 - Shire Reckoning 1340), an Old Took family member.
Rosamunda Bolger (Took):
Rose Gardner “Rosie” (Cotton): ( Third Age 2984 - Fourth Age 61 (Shire Reckoning 1383 - Shire Reckoning 1480). Tolman Cotton’s daughter with Lily Brown, she was sister to Carl (Nibs), Wilcome (Jolly), Tolman (Tom), and Bowman (Nick). Rose was Samwise Gamgee’s old-time friend. They married in the year 3020 after Sam returned to the Shire as Sauron was defeated. Sam and Rose had thirteen offspring, namely: Frodo, Merry, Pippin, Bilbo, Rose, Elanor, Hamfast, Daisy, Goldilock, Ruby, Primrose, Tolman, and Robin. Rosie and her husband named many of their children after and their friends and beloved relatives. When Rosie died, Sam left Endor in FA 61. He moved to the Undying Lands in the same year. In Hobbitish, the name cotton means Hlothran. Sarah McLeod acted as Rosie, and she lived at Bagshot row with her husband until her death.
Rose: Daughter of the green handed Holman.
Rose (Gardner): Samwise Gamgee’s second daughter.
Rowan: unavailable
Ruby Baggins (Bolger):
Ruby (Gardner):
Rudigar Bolger:
Rufus Burrows:
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Sadoc Brandybuck:
Salvia Bolger (Brandybuck):
Samwise Gardner “Sam” (Gamgee): Sam is the youngest son of Hamfast and Bell Gamgee. He was Frodo Baggins’ gardener and best friend. His loyalty and dependability proved useful. He played a critical role in protecting and guiding Frodo on their mission to destroy the One Ring.
Sancho Proudfoot:
Saradas Brandybuck: (b. Third Age 2908 - d. Third Age 3007 (b. Shire Reckoning 1307 - d. Shire Reckoning 1406). The third child of Gorbadoc Brandybuck. He attended Bilbo’s Party.
Saradoc Brandybuck “Scattergold”:
Seredic Brandybuck:
Sigismond Took:
Sméagol “Gollum”: (Third Age 2430 - Third Age 3019) He was a Stoorish hobbit, one of the early Hobbit types. He is the fourth bearer of the One Ring. The Ring’s power and influence deformed his body and mind, turning him into the creature Gollum.
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Tanta Baggins (Hornblower):
Ted Sandyman:
Tobold Hornblower “Old Toby”:
Togo Goodbody:
Tolman Cotton “Tom”: Check Tom Cotton.
Tolman Gardner “Tom”:
Tolman Cotton “Young Tom”:
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Wilcome Cotton “Jolly”:
Wilcome Cotton "Will”:
Wilibald Bolger: Shire Reckoning 1427)Will “Old Will/Old Flourdumpling” Whitfoot: The legal mayor of Michel Delving at the end of the Third Age. Lotho Sackville-Baggin deposed him and then imprisoned him.
Wiseman Gamwich:
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