How common is the surname Robson?

8,137 people in the United States had the surname Robson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,943 Americans. It ranked 4,368th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Robson?

Richard Robson, British-Australian chemist, followed by May Robson.

Where is the surname Robson most common?

Wikidata records people named Robson in the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Robson?

Robson is /ˈɹɑb.sən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Robson getting more or less common?

More common. 7,880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,137 in 2010, up 3.3%.

Is Robson also a first name?

Yes. Robson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Robson

A patronymic surname, carried by 8,137 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹɑb.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex R125 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Robson is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

From Rob + -son.

Robson 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 8,137 people named Robson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,943 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,880.

#4,368

rank among US surnames

8,137

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,165)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,359	Tracey	8,152	37,874
#4,361	Mercier	8,149	37,888
#4,362	Oviedo	8,145	37,906
#4,363	Stinnett	8,142	37,920
#4,364	Ferrari	8,141	37,925
#4,365	Schoen	8,140	37,929
#4,366	Armour	8,139	37,934

Who is named Robson

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

92% of people named Robson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Robsons

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Robson
British-Australian chemist, born 1937
May Robson
Australian-born American actress (1858-1942)
Wade Robson
Australian choreographer, creative director, and songwriter, born 1982
Ray Robson
American chess player, born 1994
Eleanor Robson
British academic, born 1969
Stephen Robson
Bishop of Dunkeld, born 1951

Notable Robsons come mostly from the United Kingdom (3), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Robson

Robson 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 Robson come from?: From Rob + -son.
How common is the surname Robson?: 8,137 people in the United States had the surname Robson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,943 Americans. It ranked 4,368th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Robson?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Robson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Robson?: Richard Robson, British-Australian chemist, followed by May Robson.
Where is the surname Robson most common?: Wikidata records people named Robson in the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Robson?: Robson is /ˈɹɑb.sən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Robson?: Robson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Robson getting more or less common?: More common. 7,880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,137 in 2010, up 3.3%.
Is Robson also a first name?: Yes. Robson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.