# Robb (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/robb/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,402 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,686 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,037 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.4% (13,455 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Robb. From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Robb in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Robb in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Robb

- AnnaSophia Robb, American actress
- Chuck Robb, American politician and United States Marine
- David Robb, British actor
- Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, American businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1944)
- Doug Robb, American musician
- Thom Robb, American white supremacist and Christian Identity pastor (born 1946)
- Walter Robb, American engineer (1928-2020)
- Sting Ray Robb, American racing driver

## Similar surnames

Roby, Robey, Rabb, Robie, Rubio, Ruff, Rapp, Rupp, Ruby, Rife, Reeve, Raab.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.