Popularity of the last name by country
Sweden
- Stockholm (117)
- Göteborg (11)
- Ale (10)
- Mora (10)
- Uppsala (9)
- Lund (8)
- Leksand (7)
- Malmö (5)
- Trelleborg (4)
- Mellerud (3)
- Trollhättan (3)
- Mölndal (3)
- Kalmar (3)
- Ulricehamn (2)
- Vänersborg (2)
- Ludvika (2)
- Falköping (2)
- Mariestad (2)
- Nyköping (2)
- Kil (2)
- Dorotea (2)
- Hudiksvall (1)
- Orust (1)
- Jönköping (1)
- Tranås (1)
- Vaggeryd (1)
- Tomelilla (1)
- Gällivare (1)
- Luleå (1)
- Nora (1)
- Örebro (1)
- Kristinehamn (1)
- Torsby (1)
- Malå (1)
All countries
- United Kingdom (1,063,897)
- United States (496,023)
- Ireland (66,031)
- Australia (43,897)
- New Zealand (30,580)
- Canada (25,601)
- France (16,855)
- Unknown country (11,481)
- Netherlands (4,226)
- Germany (2,838)
- Belgium (1,870)
- Switzerland (1,429)
- Italy (1,262)
- South Africa (1,198)
- Colombia (1,084)
- Mexico (1,032)
- India (987)
- Spain (586)
- Jamaica (561)
- Russian Federation (528)
- Brazil (498)
- Sweden (343)
- Indonesia (337)
- China (332)
- Austria (330)
- Lebanon (310)
- Peru (298)
- Greece (244)
- Poland (240)
- Egypt (239)
- Denmark (234)
- Portugal (206)
- Argentina (202)
- Turkey (195)
- Cuba (179)
- Palestine (173)
- Panama (158)
- Guadeloupe (151)
- Latvia (142)
- Norway (127)
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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