Robbie is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Robbie
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

Form of the Roby. See Robert - A Teutonic personal name of great antiquity, which was introduced into England about the time of the Conquest. As Rotbertus, it is frequently found in Domesday. Besides having itself become a surname, it has given rise to a great many others, as-Roberts, Robarts, Robertson, Robins, Robbins, Robinson, Robbie, Robison, Robeson, Robb, Robson, Roby. It has also taken the form of Fitz-Robert, and, in Wales, those of Ap-Robert and Ap Robyn, now contracted to Probert and Prohyn. Its nicknames are Dobb and Hobb, from the former of which we get Dobbs, Dobby, Dobbie, Dobson, Dabson, Dobbin, Dobbins, Dobinson; and from the latter, Hobbs, Hobbes, Hobson, Hobbins, Hobkins, Hopkins, Hopkinson, and Hoby.

Robbie is variant form of Robb. See Robert - A Teutonic personal name of great antiquity, which was introduced into England about the time of the Conquest. As Rotbertus, it is frequently found in Domesday. Besides having itself become a surname, it has given rise to a great many others, as-Roberts, Robarts, Robertson, Robins, Robbins, Robinson, Robbie, Robison, Robeson, Robb, Robson, Roby. It has also taken the form of Fitz-Robert, and, in Wales, those of Ap-Robert and Ap Robyn, now contracted to Probert and Prohyn. Its nicknames are Dobb and Hobb, from the former of which we get Dobbs, Dobby, Dobbie, Dobson, Dabson, Dobbin, Dobbins, Dobinson; and from the latter, Hobbs, Hobbes, Hobson, Hobbins, Hobkins, Hopkins, Hopkinson, and Hoby
A Northern pronunciation.

Robbie is form of Robey. One who came from Robey or Roby, i.e., homestead near a boundary mark, in Derbyshire and Lancashire respectively; May also be a variant of Robbie.

Is a form of Robb. Descendant of Rob, a pet form of Robert meaning "fame, bright".

Descendant of little Rob, a pet form of Robert meaning "fame, bright".

Surname Robbie is the variation of the Rob. A nickname of Robert.

See Robert - A Teutonic personal name of great antiquity, which was introduced into England about the time of the Conquest. As Rotbertus, it is frequently found in Domesday. Besides having itself become a surname, it has given rise to a great many others, as-Roberts, Robarts, Robertson, Robins, Robbins, Robinson, Robbie, Robison, Robeson, Robb, Robson, Roby. It has also taken the form of Fitz-Robert, and, in Wales, those of Ap-Robert and Ap Robyn, now contracted to Probert and Prohyn. Its nicknames are Dobb and Hobb, from the former of which we get Dobbs, Dobby, Dobbie, Dobson, Dabson, Dobbin, Dobbins, Dobinson; and from the latter, Hobbs, Hobbes, Hobson, Hobbins, Hobkins, Hopkins, Hopkinson, and Hoby.

How popular is Robbie?

Robbie is common in Egypt, Australia, United States, Scotland, England, Canada, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea.

Robbie is ranked 88566 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Robbies plummeted by 3.58 per cent to 350 since 2000 and slipped by 4622 spots and ranked at 58042. The last name was found in around 1 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.43 92.01
Black 3.71 3.31
Hispanic or Latino 3.43 1.65
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
2.57 2.2
Robbie is quite popular family name mostly used in Egypt however Scotland lie ahead in terms of density. Around 5422 people have been found who wears Robbie as their family name. Robbie is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Robbie:
4,987 Egypt1,800
Countries with hundreds of Robbie:
3,764 Australia974
43,902 United States688
1,466 Scotland500
13,620 England398
12,450 Canada313
2,848 New Zealand277
8,868 Papua New Guinea120
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
47,411 South Africa85
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
65,590 Iran44
173,812 Indonesia42
27,831 Israel26
63,354 Belgium15
10,911 Ireland15
83,604 Malaysia14
578,870 India12
15,850 Wales11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
9,341 Northern Ireland10
92,581 Zimbabwe8
2,387 Isle of Man7
101,176 Netherlands6
11,702 China6
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Robbie Namesakes

  • Sue Robbie, grew up
  • Joe Robbie, American attorney, politician
  • Sly and Robbie, prolific Jamaican rhythm section and production duo
  • Christopher Robbie, British actor, television announcer
  • Rod Robbie, British-born Canadian architect and planner

Robbie Namesakes

  • Sue Robbie, grew up
  • Joe Robbie, American attorney, politician
  • Sly and Robbie, prolific Jamaican rhythm section and production duo
  • Christopher Robbie, British actor, television announcer
  • Rod Robbie, British-born Canadian architect and planner

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