Robinson

English

Etymology

From Robin + -son.

Proper noun

Robinson

  1. A patronymic surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A placename given to several towns in the United States.
    1. A ghost town in California.
    2. A city in Illinois, and county seat of Crawford County.
    3. A city/town in Kansas.
    4. A city/village in North Dakota.
    5. A city in Texas.
  4. A name given to several rivers in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Robinson is the 30th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 529,821 individuals. Robinson is most common among White (48.7%) and Black/African American (44.9%) individuals.
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