Robinett Surname

95,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Robinett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Robert,' from nick. Rob, and double diminutive Robinet; compare Colinet from Nicholas; compare also 'robinet, the cock of a cistern' (Halliwell).

Robinet de Bocland, Gloucestershire, 1290: Household Exp.

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Robinett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8741:74,3668,555
England521:1,071,50151,923
Australia411:658,43245,385
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belize11:355,4743,977
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1321:44,3635,143

Robinett (62) may also be a first name.

Robinett 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 double diminutive Robinet; compare Colinet from Nicholas; compare also 'robinet, the cock of a cistern' (Halliwell).

Robinet de Bocland, Gloucestershire, 1290: Household Exp., Richard de Swinfield, Cam. Soc.

Richard Robynet. Rolls of Parliament.

Robinet of the Hill. Privy Council: Proceedings and Ordinances.

1694. Married — Robert Hallywell and Susanna Robinett, of Saffron Walden, Essex: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

1804. — Henry Standford and Lucy Rabnett: St. George, Hanover Square.

1806. — Edward Humphreys Robnet and Bertie Maria Kleboe: ibid.

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

= Robin (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

L’abbé Brizard a vu, dans les titres de la famille de Buat, une même personne appelée Robert et Robinet.—Larchey, p. 416.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Robinet; diminutive of Robin.

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

Robinett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Robinett is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Robinett? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 95,472nd most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,462,188 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Robinett live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 62 people.

The last name Robinett is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,874 people, or 1 in 74,366. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 17 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Robinett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Robinett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Robinett surname increased 431 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Robinett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Robinett last name are 11.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.4% being registered with the party.

Robinett earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.79% less than the national average, earning $40,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Robinette9412,391/
Robinetts941/
Robinettt940/
Robisnett940/
Robinet939,134/
Roubinet88620/
Rubinett8837/
Robinete889/
Robenett884/
Robinitt882/
Robineth881/
Robineet881/
Rabinett881/
Robienet880/
Rebinett880/
Robine861,997/
Rabinette8217/
Robenette823/
Rovinette823/
Roubinets822/
Rubinette821/
Roubinete821/
Robinitte821/
Robaine80715/
Robines80244/
Roubine80119/
Robiene8078/
Robiner8041/
Rubinet803/
Robinea801/
Roboine801/
Robinit800/
Robinge800/
Robenet800/
Rabionet75273/
Rovinets75131/
Rouvinet7555/
Ravinett7521/
Rubinets7512/
Rabinets759/
Roubaine759/
Robinait757/
Robenete752/
Rabienet751/
Robiness751/
Robisner750/
Rabine71908/
Robini71632/
Rovine71107/
Robyne7131/
Robinh7129/
Robene7110/
Robiné718/
Robiny717/
Robaina6714,345/
Rabines671,107/
Ravinet67856/
Rabiner67390/
Rohbini67144/
Robaini67132/
Raboine67101/
Roubini6760/
Robiony6751/
Rabinez6741/
Robbini6737/
Robingi6731/
Robinis6726/
Rubenet6724/
Roubene6723/
Rahbine6720/
Robinio6715/
Robinaa677/
Robeina675/
Robenes674/
Rabhine674/
Robioni672/
Rabinee672/
Rabineu671/
Rabinie671/
Robenie671/
Rovinea671/
Robeene671/
Robinay671/
Rabinit671/
Rabaine671/
Rabigne671/
Rabineh671/
Rabione671/
Robiena671/
Robinyo671/
Roveine671/
Roubène671/
Rabiney671/
Robyner671/
Robenit670/

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