How common is the surname Robie?

1,864 people in the United States had the surname Robie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,636 Americans. It ranked 15,663rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Robie?

Carl Robie, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, lawyer, followed by Wendy Robie.

Where is the surname Robie most common?

Wikidata records people named Robie in the United States.

Is the surname Robie getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,872 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,864 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Robie

A surname, carried by 1,864 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Robie is more common than 90.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,864 people named Robie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,636 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,872.

#15,663

rank among US surnames

1,864

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #14,581)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,658	Matzke	1,865	165,547
#15,663	Bert	1,864	165,636
#15,669	Donaghy	1,863	165,725

Who is named Robie

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

83% of people named Robie identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Robies

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carl Robie
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, lawyer, 1945–2011
Wendy Robie
American actress, born 1953
Frederick Robie
American politician (1822-1912)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Robie

Robie has the Soundex code R100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R100.

Questions

How common is the surname Robie?: 1,864 people in the United States had the surname Robie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,636 Americans. It ranked 15,663rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Robie?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Robie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Robie?: Carl Robie, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, lawyer, followed by Wendy Robie.
Where is the surname Robie most common?: Wikidata records people named Robie in the United States.
Is the surname Robie getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,872 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,864 in 2010, down 0.4%.