Popularity of the last name by country
Netherlands
- Zuid-Holland (1,497)
- Noord-Holland (558)
- Noord-Brabant (322)
- Utrecht (67)
- Gelderland (63)
- Overijssel (60)
- Zeeland (26)
- Groningen (24)
- Fryslân | Friesland (21)
- Limburg (15)
- Drenthe (4)
All countries
- United Kingdom (1,062,686)
- United States (495,959)
- Ireland (65,945)
- Australia (44,017)
- New Zealand (30,600)
- Canada (24,878)
- France (16,742)
- Unknown country (11,481)
- Netherlands (4,206)
- Germany (2,841)
- Belgium (2,092)
- Switzerland (1,429)
- Italy (1,270)
- South Africa (1,258)
- Colombia (1,089)
- Mexico (1,045)
- India (977)
- Spain (586)
- Jamaica (564)
- Russian Federation (534)
- Brazil (503)
- Sweden (348)
- China (333)
- Indonesia (333)
- Austria (325)
- Peru (312)
- Lebanon (310)
- Greece (244)
- Egypt (239)
- Poland (239)
- Denmark (236)
- Argentina (206)
- Portugal (206)
- Turkey (196)
- Cuba (178)
- Palestine (173)
- Panama (160)
- Guadeloupe (153)
- Latvia (142)
- Paraguay (126)
Origine of last name
ROBINSON : 1: English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): patronymic from the Middle English personal name <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Robin">Robin</a> a pet form of <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Robert">Robert</a> + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans.2: French: from a pet form of the personal name <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Robin">Robin</a>.3: West Indian (including Haiti) and Guyanese: most likely not (only) of English or French origin as in 1 above and 2 above but also if not mostly from the related name of the famous Daniel Defoe's literary character Robinson Crusoe (from a novel first published in 1719).
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