Robbins Surname

4,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Robbins Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Robert,' from nick. Rob, and diminutive Rob-in; compare Col-in from Nicholas. The number of entries in the London Directory is sufficient proof of the early popularity of Robin.

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Robbins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States103,8901:3,489367
England9,8551:5,654807
Canada5,1491:7,1561,055
Australia3,6061:7,4861,109
Wales9191:3,367365
New Zealand3711:12,2062,120
Scotland2761:19,3982,279
South Africa2271:238,66824,509
Ireland2151:21,9022,197
Israel1981:43,2205,842
Germany971:829,95360,372
Mexico821:1,513,73416,311
Spain571:820,21133,492
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
Singapore471:117,1854,783
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Portugal381:274,16410,086
India371:20,731,497300,213
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
France311:2,142,668174,004
Panama301:130,4094,482
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Jersey201:4,960981
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Bermuda151:4,352690
Estonia151:88,12015,474
China141:97,665,8265,141
Finland121:458,05828,977
United States Virgin Islands121:9,1981,357
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Norway91:571,36544,190
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montserrat11:4,947471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1321:33,5603,261
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,5361:5,374818
Wales1391:11,284678
Scotland261:143,9706,132
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,7991:2,821318

Robbins (669) may also be a first name.

Robbins 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 nick. Rob, and diminutive Rob-in; compare Col-in from Nicholas. The number of entries in the London Directory is sufficient proof of the early popularity of Robin. Birds, flowers, and weeds soon took possession of the name, the ruddock giving way to robin-redbreast so completely as to cause the earlier name to be forgotten.

'Now am I Robert, now Robin.'

Chaucer, R. R. 6337.

Dera Robins, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Robin, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robin le Gentyle, Close Rolls, 4 Edward I.

Robin le Herberyer. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

William Robyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Roger Robynsoun, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Roger Robyn-man (the servant of Robin), 1379: ibid.

Adam Robyn-man (the servant of Robin), 1370: ibid.

1606. Baptised — William, s. Arthur Robinsonne: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

The "son of Robert" from Robin, a diminutive form of the name. The tenement of John Robynson in Irvine is mentioned in 1426 (Irvine I, p. 130), and another John Robynsone was bailie of Glasgow in 1477 (REG., p. 458). Andrew Robersoun witnessed the sale of a tenement in Arbroath in 1450 (RAA., II, 91). The name was common in Glasgow in the sixteenth century (Protocols). That Robin was early considered a diminutive of Robert is shown by an entry in 1483 (LCD., p. 195) where the same individual is referred to as Robyne of Hall and Robert of Hall.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Robins, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of little Rob, a pet form of Robert (fame, bright).

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

The son of Robin, or Robert.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Flemish, Robyns; a personal name.

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

Robinson. —Distributed all over England, except in the south - west, where it is either absent or extremely rare. Its great home is in the northern half of the country, the numbers rapidly diminishing as we approach the south of England. Northamptonshire may be characterised as the most advanced stronghold of the Robinsons on their way to the metropolis. Robson, which is, I suppose, a contraction of this name, is essentially a north of England name, being very numerous in Northumberland and county Durham, and extending in diminished numbers across the border into the shires of Roxburgh and Dumfries.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Robbins Last Name Facts

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

Robbins (Arabic: روبينس, Marathi: रॉिंबन्स, Russian: Роббинс) occurs most in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Robbins click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Robbins? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,467th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 57,950 people. Robbins occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Robbins reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Robbins is also the 320,785th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 669 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 103,890 people, or 1 in 3,489. In The United States Robbins is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 99 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Robbins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Robbins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Robbins surname expanded 584 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 661 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,062 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 163 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Robbins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States Robbins are 12.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.49% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Robbins earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.35% more than the national average, earning 447,644 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.01% more than the national average, earning R 361,224 per year; in United States they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $43,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $50,824 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Robbijns934/
Robbions931/
Robbinse931/
Robbinns931/
Rrobbins930/
Robbns924/
D'Robbins881/
Robbens86524/
Rubbins8668/
Robbyns8619/
Rabbins869/
Robbinx862/
Rebbins862/
Rovbins861/
Robbims860/
Rowbins860/
Rubbens71776/
Rebbens7138/
Rabbens710/
Rabbenz571/

Robbins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Robbins in the Marathi language
रॉिंबन्सroimbansa40
रॉबीन्सrobinsa40
रॉिबन्सroibansa20
Robbins in the Russian language
Роббинсrobbins-
Robbins in the Arabic language
روبينسrwbyns-

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