# Robins (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/robins/  
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 derived from Robin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,797 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,322 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 28,595 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (10,530 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Robins 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) | 75% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Robins in the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

## People named Robins

- Laila Robins, American actress
- Benjamin Robins, British engineer
- Elizabeth Robins, actress, producer, playwright, novelist and feminist (1862-1952)
- Oliver Robins, American photographer, screenwriter, producer, director and actor
- C. A. Robins, American politician (1884-1970)

## Similar surnames

Robbins, Robinson, Rubenstein, Rubinstein, Ruffing, Ravenscroft.

## 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.