How common is the surname Robison?

25,450 people in the United States had the surname Robison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,131 Americans. It ranked 1,392nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Robison?

Emily Robison, American country artist; songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist.

Where is the surname Robison most common?

Wikidata records people named Robison in the United States.

Is the surname Robison getting more or less common?

More common. 23,785 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,450 in 2010, up 7.0%.

The surname Robison

A patronymic surname, carried by 25,450 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex R125

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Robison is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

From Robin + -son.

Robison 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 25,450 people named Robison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,131 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,785.

#1,392

rank among US surnames

25,450

people in 2010

8.6

per 100,000 Americans

+7%

change since 2000 (was #1,367)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,383	Michel	25,578	12,071
#1,384	Paz	25,574	12,073
#1,385	Yanez	25,563	12,078
#1,386	Gregg	25,554	12,082
#1,387	Abrams	25,534	12,092
#1,388	Smart	25,528	12,094
#1,389	Beatty	25,510	12,103

Who is named Robison

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

88% of people named Robison identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Robisons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Emily Robison
American country artist; songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Robison

Robison has the Soundex code R125, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R125.

Questions

Where does the surname Robison come from?: From Robin + -son.
How common is the surname Robison?: 25,450 people in the United States had the surname Robison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,131 Americans. It ranked 1,392nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Robison?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Robison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Robison?: Emily Robison, American country artist; songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist.
Where is the surname Robison most common?: Wikidata records people named Robison in the United States.
What type of surname is Robison?: Robison is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Robison getting more or less common?: More common. 23,785 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,450 in 2010, up 7.0%.