How common is the surname Robbins?

78,381 people in the United States had the surname Robbins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,939 Americans. It ranked 410th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Robbins?

Tim Robbins, American actor, followed by Frederick Chapman Robbins.

Where is the surname Robbins most common?

Wikidata records people named Robbins in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada and 1 other country.

Is the surname Robbins getting more or less common?

More common. 78,141 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 78,381 in 2010, up 0.3%.

The surname Robbins

A patronymic surname, carried by 78,381 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R152

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Robbins is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

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

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 78,381 people named Robbins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,939 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 78,141.

#410

rank among US surnames

78,381

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #364)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#401	Aguirre	79,517	3,883
#402	Lin	79,508	3,883
#403	Cummings	79,316	3,893
#404	Chandler	79,186	3,899
#405	Sharp	78,990	3,909
#406	Barber	78,848	3,916
#407	Bowen	78,822	3,917

Who is named Robbins

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

88% of people named Robbins identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Robbinss

29 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tim Robbins
American actor, born 1958
Frederick Chapman Robbins
American doctor, 1916–2003
Tony Robbins
American author, professional speaker, born 1960
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, born 1992
Herbert Robbins
American mathematician (1915–2001)

Notable Robbinss come mostly from the United States (26), the United Kingdom (1) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Robins

Surnames that sound like Robbins

Robbins has the Soundex code R152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R152.

Questions

How common is the surname Robbins?: 78,381 people in the United States had the surname Robbins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,939 Americans. It ranked 410th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Robbins?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Robbins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Robbins?: Tim Robbins, American actor, followed by Frederick Chapman Robbins.
Where is the surname Robbins most common?: Wikidata records people named Robbins in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada and 1 other country.
What type of surname is Robbins?: Robbins is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Robbins getting more or less common?: More common. 78,141 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 78,381 in 2010, up 0.3%.
What are other spellings of Robbins?: Robins.