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    The surname Robb

    An English patronymic surname, carried by 13,402 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex R100

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Robb is more common than 98.3% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

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

    Robb is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 13,402 people named Robb in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,037 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 13,455.

    #2,686
    rank among US surnames
    13,402
    people in 2010
    4.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -0.4%
    change since 2000 (was #2,460)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,677Trinidad13,47422,914
    #2,678Dowdy13,46822,924
    #2,679Guajardo13,43822,976
    #2,680Hook13,43722,977
    #2,682Scherer13,42123,005
    #2,683Darden13,41423,017
    #2,684Joy13,41323,018

    Who is named Robb

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

    89% of people named Robb identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Robbs

    8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • AnnaSophia Robb
      American actress, born 1993
    • Chuck Robb
      American politician and United States Marine, born 1939
    • David Robb
      British actor, born 1947
    • Lynda Bird Johnson Robb
      American businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1944)
    • Doug Robb
      American musician, born 1975
    • Thom Robb
      American white supremacist and Christian Identity pastor (born 1946)
    • Walter Robb
      American engineer (1928-2020)
    • Sting Ray Robb
      American racing driver, born 2001

    Notable Robbs come mostly from the United States (7) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Robb

    Robb has the Soundex code R100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R100.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Robb come from?
    From Middle English Robb. From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.
    How common is the surname Robb?
    13,402 people in the United States had the surname Robb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,037 Americans. It ranked 2,686th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Robb?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Robb identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Robb?
    AnnaSophia Robb, American actress, followed by Chuck Robb.
    Where is the surname Robb most common?
    Wikidata records people named Robb in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    What type of surname is Robb?
    Robb is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Robb getting more or less common?
    Less common. 13,455 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,402 in 2010, down 0.4%.