How common is the surname Robards?

1,402 people in the United States had the surname Robards in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,218 Americans. It ranked 19,306th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Robards?

Jason Robards, American actor (1922–2000), followed by Sam Robards.

Where is the surname Robards most common?

Wikidata records people named Robards in the United States.

Is the surname Robards getting more or less common?

More common. 1,208 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,402 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Robards

A surname, carried by 1,402 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R163

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Robards is more common than 88.1% of them.

Origin

Variant of Roberts.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,402 people named Robards in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 220,218 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,208.

#19,306

rank among US surnames

1,402

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+16.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,436)

Who is named Robards

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Robards identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Robardss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jason Robards
American actor (1922–2000)
Sam Robards
American actor, born 1961
Jason Robards
American actor (1892–1963)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Robards

Robards has the Soundex code R163, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R163.

Questions

Where does the surname Robards come from?: Variant of Roberts.
How common is the surname Robards?: 1,402 people in the United States had the surname Robards in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,218 Americans. It ranked 19,306th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Robards?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Robards identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Robards?: Jason Robards, American actor (1922–2000), followed by Sam Robards.
Where is the surname Robards most common?: Wikidata records people named Robards in the United States.
Is the surname Robards getting more or less common?: More common. 1,208 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,402 in 2010, up 16%.