# Robbins (surname)

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

An English surname originating as a patronymic, from Robin + -s.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 78,381 |
| US rank (2010) | 410 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,939 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.3% (78,141 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Robins |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Robbins 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Robbins in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.

## People named Robbins

- Tim Robbins, American actor
- Frederick Chapman Robbins, American doctor
- Tony Robbins, American author, professional speaker
- Jerome Robbins, American choreographer and director (1918–1998)
- Harold Robbins, American novelist (1916–1997)
- Lionel Robbins, Baron Robbins, British economist (1898–1984)
- Tom Robbins, American writer (1932–2025)
- Brian Robbins, American film executive (born 1963)
- Trina Robbins, American comic artist and comics historian (1938–2024)
- Gale Robbins, American singer, and actress (1921-1980)
- Miles Robbins, American actor
- Herbert Robbins, American mathematician (1915–2001)

and 17 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Robins, Robinson, Rubenstein, Rubinstein, Ruffing, Ravenscroft.

## 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.