# Robey (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,333 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,381 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 57,893 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (5,203 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Robey 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) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Robey in the United States.

## People named Robey

- Rick Robey, American basketball player (born 1956)

## Similar surnames

Robb, Roby, Robie, Rubio, Ruff, Rapp, Rupp, Ruby, Rife, Reeve, Raab, Roof.

## 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.