Robin is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, France, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Robin
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Scotland, France, England
Meaning:

Is a variation of the Robins. Robyn is medieval diminutive, or nick-name, of Robert, as in Robin Hood, Robin Good-fellow. It generally implies something mischievous, and, in the South of England, 'What the Robin are you about?' and similar phrases, are still in use.

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

Surname Robin is a variant form of Robbins. The son of little Rob, a pet form of Robert meaning "fame, bight".

How popular is Robin?

Robin is common in France, Bangladesh, United States, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, India, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, England, Egypt, Germany, Russia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Morocco, Malawi, Chad, New Zealand, Kenya, Dominica, Thailand, Switzerland, Gabon, Scotland, Brazil, Austria, Vanuatu, Haiti, Singapore, Zimbabwe, Slovenia, Guyana, Iran, Ecuador, Japan.

Robin is ranked 3363 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Robins plummeted by 0.86 per cent to 5212 since 2000 and slipped by 486 spots and ranked at 6510. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.68 84.5
Black 10.46 9.55
Hispanic or Latino 3.42 2.74
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.51 1.18
Others 1.55 1.92
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.38 0.11
Robin is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Dominica is ahead in terms of density. Around 166470 people have been found who wears Robin as their family name. Robin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Robin:
35 France64,542
263 Bangladesh59,388
Countries with thousands of Robin:
5,380 United States8,251
43 Papua New Guinea6,516
5,027 Philippines3,011
16,457 India2,638
2,321 Canada2,294
8,583 Indonesia1,632
1,797 Malaysia1,565
7,996 Nigeria1,462
3,700 Pakistan1,384
2,686 Argentina1,329
3,450 Australia1,066
1,619 Belgium1,036
Countries with hundreds of Robin:
5,288 Saudi Arabia835
8,430 England752
11,189 Egypt641
18,148 Germany532
31,616 Russia463
5,492 Sri Lanka439
11,696 Tanzania428
14,399 Morocco409
6,239 Malawi392
4,109 Chad385
2,128 New Zealand370
10,850 Kenya350
58 Dominica344
58,555 Thailand209
5,644 Switzerland207
1,744 Gabon202
2,936 Scotland194
39,513 Brazil189
8,220 Austria163
485 Vanuatu157
3,807 Haiti154
1,284 Singapore154
14,575 Zimbabwe148
3,987 Slovenia145
1,065 Guyana123
35,122 Iran118
6,859 Ecuador117
22,109 Japan105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
43,702 South Africa97
25,035 Spain94
652 French Polynesia92
3,085 Bahrain88
5,063 Dominican Republic85
9,541 Sweden73
7,829 Chile67
34,217 Netherlands61
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,331 Kuwait48
3,103 Paraguay48
1,478 New Caledonia42
9,805 Colombia41
39,789 Romania38
585 Myanmar36
32,667 Belarus33
3,381 Solomon Islands33
2,474 China30
539 Guernsey29
91,195 Italy28
12,265 Portugal28
29,601 Mexico24
640 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines20
5,276 Trinidad and Tobago20
6,126 Northern Ireland19
2,908 Madagascar16
37,235 Hungary15
65,606 Kazakhstan15
12,021 Ireland14
179 Monaco14
476 Saint Kitts and Nevis14
78,087 Uganda14
3,428 Hong Kong13
3,580 Nicaragua13
19,471 Estonia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
5,193 Oman10
36,116 United Arab Emirates10
1,555 United States Virgin Islands10
1,084 Antigua and Barbuda9
36,734 Denmark9
11,581 Ghana9
23,279 Liberia9
993 South Korea9
5,799 Sudan9
18,086 Wales9
3,734 Iceland8
2,398 Jersey8
8,227 Mauritius8
47,258 Norway8
36,567 Venezuela8
23,122 Afghanistan7
182 Anguilla7
146,768 Poland7
9,165 Transnistria7
561 British Virgin Islands6
16,072 Congo6
105,647 Czechia6
19,539 Jordan6
16,645 Lebanon6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

34 years old mechanic C. Robin who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on May 18, 1850 by Henry Shelton put out from Havre. Farmer Etien. Robin, 24 years old W. Robin, 37 years old Louis Robin, 24 years old P. Robin, 37 years old Louis Robin, Martin Robin (25), U-Madame Robin, U-Monsieur Robin (28), 5 months old Eugene Robin, and 60 other Robin around 39.68% of whom were farmer while others worked as merchant and laborer, servant, shoemaker, domestic migrated to US from Havre, London, Liverpool and Bremen.

Robin Namesakes

  • Régine Robin, historian, novelist
  • Charles Robin, entrepreneur from the Isle of Jersey
  • Emily Robin, infamous British bordello owner at the beginning of the 20th century
  • Charles-Philippe Robin, French anatomist, biologist, and histologist
  • Corey Robin, American political theorist
  • Marie-Monique Robin, French TV journalist and documentary filmmaker
  • Leo Robin, American composer, lyricist and songwriter
  • Kate Robin, American playwright
  • Mado Robin, French coloratura soprano and soprano acuto sfogato
  • Dany Robin, French actress of the 1950s and the 1960s
  • Teddy Robin, Hong Kong English pop singer-songwriter, actor
  • Michael M. Robin, American Producer and Director
  • Janet Robin, American guitarist, singer, songwriter
  • Martial Robin, French football player
  • Jon & Robin, were an American pop music duo from the 1960s
  • Jean-Cyril Robin, French former professional road racing cyclist

Robin Namesakes

  • Régine Robin, historian, novelist
  • Charles Robin, entrepreneur from the Isle of Jersey
  • Emily Robin, infamous British bordello owner at the beginning of the 20th century
  • Charles-Philippe Robin, French anatomist, biologist, and histologist
  • Corey Robin, American political theorist
  • Marie-Monique Robin, French TV journalist and documentary filmmaker
  • Leo Robin, American composer, lyricist and songwriter
  • Kate Robin, American playwright
  • Mado Robin, French coloratura soprano and soprano acuto sfogato
  • Dany Robin, French actress of the 1950s and the 1960s
  • Teddy Robin, Hong Kong English pop singer-songwriter, actor
  • Michael M. Robin, American Producer and Director
  • Janet Robin, American guitarist, singer, songwriter
  • Martial Robin, French football player
  • Jon & Robin, were an American pop music duo from the 1960s
  • Jean-Cyril Robin, French former professional road racing cyclist

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