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"son of Robert"; "Robert" means "fame-bright" Hopkins, Robertson, Robyns, Robins, Robens, Robbings, Robeson, Robison |
Robinson is an English language patronymic surname, originating in England. It means "son of Robin (a diminutive of Robert)". There are similar surname spellings such as Robison and Robeson. Robinson is the 15th most common surname in the United Kingdom. According to the 1990 United States Census, Robinson was the twentieth most frequently encountered surname among those reported, accounting for 0.23% of the population.
In Ireland, Robinson is only really common in Ulster. The two names had been used interchangeably in some areas of the province around the beginning of the 20th century.
Robinson, the compound word, is a rare given name, while its derivative, Robin, has the distinction of being both a masculine and feminine given name.
Robinson Canó (born 1982), Dominican baseball player
Robinson Crusoe, fictional eponymous hero of Daniel Defoe's novel
Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962), American poet
Robinson Merchán (born 1974), Venezuelan road cyclist
Robinsón Pitalúa (1964–1985), Colombian boxer
Abraham Robinson (1918–1974), German-American mathematician
Alastair Robinson, British botanist
Alastair Robinson (rugby union) (born 1956), New Zealand rugby union player
Albert William Robinson (1877–1943) Australian parliamentarian
Alexander "Buck Alec" Robinson (c. 1901–1995), Irish boxer, loyalist paramilitary and Ulster Special Constabulary reservist
Allen Robinson (born 1993), American football player
Andrew Robinson (disambiguation)
Andy Robinson (born 1964), English rugby union coach and former player
Angus Hargreaves Robinson (1907–1973), Australian grazier and ornithologist
Anna Lynch-Robinson, costume designer
Anthony Charles Robinson (born 1952), English business speaker, author and micro-enterprise campaigner
Arthur Robinson (disambiguation)
A. N. R. Robinson (born 1926), the President (1997–2003) and Prime Minister (1986–1991) of Trinidad and Tobago
Barbara Robinson (author) (born 1927), American children's writer
Basil Robinson (RAF officer) (1912–1943), pilot with RAF Bomber Command during World War II
Basil Robinson (cricketer) (1919–2012), Canadian cricketer
Basil William Robinson, British art scholar and author
Benjamin Lincoln Robinson (1864–1935), American botanist
Bernadette Robinson, Australian stage actress
Bertram Fletcher Robinson (1870–1907), British journalist, editor, author and sportsperson
Beth Robinson, member of the Supreme Court of Vermont
Betty Robinson (1911–1999), American sprinter, winner of the first Olympic 100m for women
Bill Robinson (author) (1918–2007), American editor, author and sailor
Bishop Robinson (disambiguation)
Bo Robinson (born 1956), American football player
Brian Robinson (disambiguation)
Bryan Robinson (disambiguation)
Carl Robinson (born 1976), Welsh football player
Charles M. Robinson III, American author and illustrator
Charles Mulford Robinson (1869–1917), American city planner and journalist
Charles W. Robinson (born 1919), American business person and entrepreneur
Chris Robinson (actor) (born 1938), American film and television actor
Claire Robinson (born c. 1978), American cook and television host
Claude E. Robinson (born 1900), American pioneer in advertising and public opinion research
Courtney Robinson (born 1986), American football player
Craig Robinson (basketball) (born 1962), American college basketball coach
Cynthia Robinson (1944–2015), American trumpeter
David Robinson (disambiguation)
David Robinson (basketball) (born 1965), American basketball player
Sir David Robinson (philanthropist) (1904–1987), British philanthropist and entrepreneur
Denard Robinson (born 1990), American football player
Douglas C Robinson (1884–1963), Gloucestershire cricketer
Duncan Robinson, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and art historian
Dunta Robinson (born 1982), American NFL cornerback, playing for the Houston Texans
Earl Robinson (1910–1991), American singer-songwriter, father of Perry Robinson
Eddie N. Robinson (1873–1945), American college football coach
Edward Robinson (scholar), American biblical scholar
Edward G. Robinson (1893–1973), Romanian-American actor
Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935), American poet
Eleanor Robinson (swimmer) (born 2001), British para-swimmer and Paralympic gold medalist
Elisha Smith Robinson, (1817–1885), paper and packaging manufacturer of Bristol, England
Eric Robinson (veterinarian) (1891–1982), South African veterinarian
Ezekiel Gilman Robinson, (1815–1894), American Baptist clergyman
Fiona Robinson (born 1969), Australian basketball and handball player
Foster Robinson (1880–1957), Gloucestershire cricketer and businessman
Frank Robinson (disambiguation)
Frank Norman Robinson (1911–1997), Australian wildlife sound recordist and ornithologist
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1782–1859), British statesman and prime minister
Gene Robinson (born 1947), American, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of New Hampshire
Sir George Best Robinson, 2nd Baronet (1797–1855), Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China
George Robinson (disambiguation)
George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827–1909), British politician
Gerald Robinson (born 1938), American priest, convicted of the murder of Margaret Ann Pahl
Gerald Robinson (American football) (born 1963), American football player
Gerald Robinson (basketball, born 1984), American basketball player
Gerald Robinson (basketball, born 1989), American basketball player
Sir Gerry Robinson (born 1948), Irish-born British businessman
Gertrude Maud Robinson, British organic chemist
Gil Robinson, American football player
Gilbert de Beauregard Robinson (1906–1992), Canadian mathematician
Gilbert Robinson, rugby league footballer of the 1930s for Great Britain, Wakefield Trinity, and Castleford
Glenn Robinson (born 1973), American NBA basketball player
Greg Robinson (American football coach), American football coach
Greg Robinson (running back), American football running back
Greg Robinson (offensive tackle), American football offensive tackle
Helen Ring Robinson (1878–1923), second woman to serve as a state senator in the United States
Henry Robinson (disambiguation)
Herbert Christopher Robinson (1874–1929), British zoologist and ornithologist
Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead (1824–1897), British colonial administrator, Governor of Hong Kong
Ian Robinson (cricket umpire) (1947–2016), Zimbabwean cricket umpire
Iris Robinson (born 1949), Northern Irish politician
Jack Robinson (disambiguation)
Jackie Robinson (1919–1972), first African American Major League Baseball player
James Robinson (disambiguation)
Jason Robinson (rugby player) (born 1974), English dual-code rugby international
Jason Robinson (disambiguation)
Jennifer Robinson (disambiguation)
Jerry Robinson, comics artist
Joan Robinson (1903–1983), British economist
John Robinson (disambiguation)
Julia Robinson (née Bowman, 1919–1985), American mathematician, first female president of the AMS
Keith Robinson (disambiguation)
Sir Ken Robinson (educationalist) (born 1950), British educationalist and author
Ken Robinson (field hockey) (born 1971), New Zealand field hockey player
Khiry Robinson (born 1989), American football player
Kim Stanley Robinson, (born 1952), American science fiction writer
Larry Robinson, (born 1951), Canadian ice hockey player
Lucius Robinson (1810–1891), New York Governor 1877–1879
Luke Robinson (disambiguation)
Luther Robinson (born 1991), American football player
Mark Robinson (Northern Ireland politician), (born 1959), Northern Irish politician
Mark Robinson (disambiguation)
Mary Robinson (disambiguation)
Marilynne Robinson (born 1947), American writer
Matthew Robinson (disambiguation)
Michael Robinson (disambiguation)
Michelle Robinson (Michelle Obama, born 1964), American lawyer and First Lady of the United States
Mitch Robinson (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
Morgana Robinson (born 1982), British comedian
Moses Robinson (1741–1813), American statesman, governor of the Vermont Republic (1789–1790), one of the first two United States senators from the state of Vermont (1791–1796)
Moushaumi Robinson (born 1981), American track and field sprinter
Nate Robinson (disambiguation)
Nathan Robinson (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
Neville Robinson (1925–1996), British physicist
Nick Robinson (American actor) (born 1995), American actor
Norm Robinson, Australian rugby league footballer and coach
Patricia Robinson, Trinidadian economist
Paul Robinson (disambiguation)
Perry Robinson (born 1938), American jazz clarinetist and composer, son of Earl Robinson
Peter Robinson (disambiguation)
Phoebe Robinson, American comedian, writer, and actress
Porter Robinson, American electronic musician
Raphael M. Robinson (1911–1995), American mathematician
Ray Charles Robinson (1930–2004), American pianist commonly known as Ray Charles
Richard Robinson (disambiguation)
Rix Robinson (1789–1875), American politician
Robert Robinson (disambiguation)
Rod Robinson (born 1976), professional football player
Romona Robinson (born 1959), American television news anchor
Ronald Robinson (1920–1999), British historian of Africa
Samuel Robinson, many individuals
Samuel Robinson, alias of South American philosopher and educator Simón Rodríguez (1769–1854)
Seamus Robinson (fencer) (born 1975), Australian fencer
Séamus Robinson (Irish republican) (1890–1961), Irish Republican
Shawna Robinson (born 1964), American female NASCAR driver
Sidney Robinson (disambiguation)
Sozhasingarayer Robinson (born 1980), Basketball player for India's national team
Smokey Robinson (born 1940), African-American R&B and soul singer and songwriter
Spider Robinson, (born 1948), American science fiction writer
Stanley L. Robinson (1890–1967), American football player and coach
Stephen Robinson (born 1955), American astronaut
Steve Robinson (disambiguation)
Sugar Ray Robinson (Walker Smith Jr., 1921–1989), American boxer
The Swiss Family Robinson, characters in eponymous books and films
Thomas Robinson (disambiguation)
Tony Robinson (born 1946), British television comedy actor and political campaigner
Trent Robinson (born 1977), Australian Rugby League coach for the Sydney Roosters
W. Andrew Robinson (born 1957), British author and editor
W. Heath Robinson (William Heath Robinson, 1872–1944), British cartoonist and illustrator
William Robinson (disambiguation)
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