Robins Surname

15,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Robins 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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Robins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,8061:24,4813,086
England8,5461:6,520935
Australia4,5821:5,892865
Canada2,4641:14,9542,191
Wales8701:3,557388
New Zealand6751:6,7091,124
South Africa4871:111,24813,382
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Ecuador4191:37,9614,151
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Bahamas2031:1,930302
India2011:3,816,246105,238
Scotland1431:37,4393,597
Ireland1291:36,5032,987
France1281:518,92871,816
Guernsey1251:51668
Tanzania781:678,73939,598
Colombia741:645,5967,782
Jamaica681:42,2052,644
Jersey581:1,710267
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
Spain491:954,12336,393
Nicaragua421:143,3592,172
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
Israel341:251,69522,987
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Antigua and Barbuda291:3,420496
Latvia291:70,69110,433
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Norway101:514,22941,629
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
China91:151,924,6187,954
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Oman61:614,6626,082
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Saint Kitts and Nevis61:9,200695
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Dominica11:75,891912
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland741:59,8634,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,9331:4,108598
Wales3421:4,586321
Scotland531:70,6274,135
Guernsey271:1,209212
Jersey71:7,4121,296
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4311:9,2471,174

Robins (2,995) may also be a first name.

Robins 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)

Robin’s (Son), v. Robin.

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

Robyn is a medieval diminutive, or nick-name, of Robert, as in Robin Hood, Robin Goodfellow. It generally implies something mischievous, and, in the South of England,

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The son of Robin, or Robert.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Radulphus Robin, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). John, Roger Robin or Robins, Engl. c.1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

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

Robins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Robins (Hindi: रोबिन्स, Marathi: रॉिबन्स, Oriya: ରବିନସ୍, Russian: Робинс) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Robins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Robins is the 15,680th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 205,046 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Robins live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Robins is also the 132,286th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 2,995 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 14,806 people, or 1 in 24,481. In The United States Robins is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 94 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Robins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Robins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Robins last name expanded 273 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 270 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 174 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Robins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States Robins are 10.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Robins earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.55% less than the national average, earning 316,488 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.68% more than the national average, earning R 291,540 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.97% less than the national average, earning $18,396,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning $43,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $53,668 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Robijns92829/
Robinse9210/
Robinns928/
Robinsh923/
Roebins922/
Roubins922/
Robions922/
Robinss921/
Roobins921/
Robgins921/
Robiens921/
Robinst920/
Robns911/
D'Robins861/
Robinsch861/
Robens831,450/
Rubins831,229/
Robyns83796/
Rabins83195/
Rowins8380/
Robinz837/
Rebins837/
Rabijns77277/
Reubins7726/
Roubens7721/
Robince7712/
Roobens775/
Robynns773/
Robenst772/
Raubins771/
Robinch771/
Rubinsh771/
Ruobens770/
Rowns7314/
Rheubins710/
Rubens674,502/
Rabens67196/
Rowens67107/
Robenz6710/
Rubyns6710/
Rübens677/
Rubīns676/
Rebens673/
Rawins673/
Robijntje671/
Rabyns671/
Rúbens671/
Rubéns671/
Robems671/
Robyms671/

Robins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Robins in the Oriya language
ରବିନସ୍rabinas-
Robins in the Hindi language
रोबिन्सrobinsa90.28
रोबिंसrobinsa4.86
रोविन्सrovinsa1.39
रोबीन्सrobinsa1.39
रौबिन्सraubinsa0.69
रॉबिन्सrobinsa0.69
रौविन्सrauvinsa0.69
Robins in the Marathi language
रॉिबन्सroibansa68.89
रॉबीन्सrobinsa15.56
रोबीन्सrobinsa13.33
रोिबन्सroibansa2.22
Robins in the Russian language
Робинсrobins-

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