How common is the surname Roberson?

56,180 people in the United States had the surname Roberson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,496 Americans. It ranked 605th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Roberson?

André Roberson, American basketball player (born 1991), followed by LaTavia Roberson.

Where is the surname Roberson most common?

Wikidata records people named Roberson in the United States.

Is the surname Roberson getting more or less common?

More common. 53,198 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 56,180 in 2010, up 5.6%.

The surname Roberson

A patronymic surname, carried by 56,180 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex R162

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roberson is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

From Robert + -son.

Roberson 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 56,180 people named Roberson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,496 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 53,198.

#605

rank among US surnames

56,180

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #569)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#596	Whitaker	56,616	5,453
#597	Decker	56,576	5,457
#598	Yoder	56,410	5,473
#599	Collier	56,380	5,476
#600	Zuniga	56,347	5,479
#601	Carey	56,322	5,482
#602	Wilcox	56,286	5,485

Who is named Roberson

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

51% of people named Roberson identified as white (not Hispanic), 43% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 51%
Black (not Hispanic) 43%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Robersons

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

André Roberson
American basketball player (born 1991)
LaTavia Roberson
American R&B singer, born 1981
Bo Roberson
American long jumper and American football wide receiver (1935–2001)
Chuck Roberson
American actor and stuntman (1919-1988)
Jennifer Roberson
American author of fantasy and historical literature, born 1953
John Roberson
Bosnian-American basketball player, born 1988
Rick Roberson
American basketball player (1947-2020)
Anthony Roberson
American basketball player (born 1983)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Roberson

Roberge

Roberson has the Soundex code R162, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R162.

Questions

Where does the surname Roberson come from?: From Robert + -son.
How common is the surname Roberson?: 56,180 people in the United States had the surname Roberson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,496 Americans. It ranked 605th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Roberson?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Roberson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 43% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Roberson?: André Roberson, American basketball player (born 1991), followed by LaTavia Roberson.
Where is the surname Roberson most common?: Wikidata records people named Roberson in the United States.
What type of surname is Roberson?: Roberson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Roberson getting more or less common?: More common. 53,198 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 56,180 in 2010, up 5.6%.