Robb Surname

13,421st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Robb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Robert,' from the nick. Rob. The favourite nicks, were Hob and Dob. The patronymics of the three are Robson, Hobson. and Dobson.

Robb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,0271:19,0502,393
Scotland4,7171:1,135186
England4,5981:12,1181,781
Australia4,1021:6,581968
Canada3,8721:9,5161,428
New Zealand1,5051:3,009459
Northern Ireland9811:1,881390
Jamaica9361:3,066461
South Africa6341:85,45410,516
Ireland1651:28,5392,576
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Wales911:34,0063,399
France691:962,648108,938
Thailand651:1,086,744162,071
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Hungary361:272,67421,202
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Norway261:197,78022,769
India181:42,614,743461,117
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Austria141:608,24554,975
Cayman Islands131:4,915636
Nicaragua131:463,1613,580
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Jersey71:14,1722,872
China71:195,331,65210,124
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8541:5,187872
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4,5111:830129
England6901:35,3274,618
Wales91:174,2686,522
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8701:10,3121,342

Robb (13,065) may also be a first name.

Robb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Robert,' from the nick. Rob. The favourite nicks, were Hob and Dob. The patronymics of the three are Robson, Hobson. and Dobson.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Diminutive of Robert, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pet-name for Robert.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Rob, a pet form of Robert (fame, bright).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Flemish, Robbe; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Robb Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Robb Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Robb is found most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Robb? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,421st most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 174,988 people. The surname Robb is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Robb live; 49 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. Robb is also the 51,111th most widely held first name globally, held by 13,065 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 19,027 people, or 1 in 19,050. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 90 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 11 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Robb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Robb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Robb surname expanded 391 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 666 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 81 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,011 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Robb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Robb last name is predominantly Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Robb last name are 11.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Robb earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 30.59% more than the national average, earning 451,958 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.82% more than the national average, earning R 329,880 per year; in United States they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $45,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.37% more than the national average, earning $53,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Robbs891,607/
Robbt895/
Robbz893/
Robbd892/
Roobb891/
D'Robb801/
Rabb755,275/
Rebb75232/
Rubb75194/
Rébb7514/
Räbb7510/
Rowb751/
Robv751/
Robbová7316/
Rhabb6757/
Hrabb6726/
Rhebb6723/
Rabbs675/
Reebb672/
Rubbs671/
Rabbt671/
Raabb671/
Raubb670/

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Robb Reference & Research

Robb DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Robb FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Robb
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