The surname Robbs
A patronymic surname, carried by 1,177 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex R120
Origin
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.
Robbs 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 1,177 people named Robbs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 262,316 Americans. That is down 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,199.
#22,026
rank among US surnames
1,177
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
-1.8%
change since 2000 (was #20,556)
Who is named Robbs
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
55% of people named Robbs identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 55%
- Black (not Hispanic) 32%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.0%
- Two or more races 4.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Questions
- Where does the surname Robbs come from?
- From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.
- How common is the surname Robbs?
- 1,177 people in the United States had the surname Robbs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 262,316 Americans. It ranked 22,026th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Robbs?
- In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Robbs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
- What type of surname is Robbs?
- Robbs is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Robbs getting more or less common?
- Less common. 1,199 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,177 in 2010, down 1.8%.