Robbins Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 8
Buckinghamshire 46
Berkshire 122
Cambridgeshire 11
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 88
Cornwall 51
Cumberland 1
Derbyshire 11
Devon 92
Dorset 92
Durham 37
Essex 196
Gloucestershire 563
Hampshire 170
Herefordshire 35
Hertfordshire 61
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 2
Isle of Man 0
Kent 160
Lancashire 144
Leicestershire 62
Lincolnshire 33
London 833
Middlesex 184
Northumberland 8
Norfolk 33
Northamptonshire 85
Nottinghamshire 38
Oxfordshire 126
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 2
Shropshire 44
Suffolk 2
Somerset 433
Surrey 95
Sussex 80
Staffordshire 252
Warwickshire 663
Westmorland 2
Wiltshire 217
Worcestershire 280
Yorkshire 188

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 15
Cardiganshire 2
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 7
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 248
Merionethshire 4
Montgomeryshire 7
Monmouthshire 127
Pembrokeshire 14
Radnorshire 0

Robbins Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Robbins family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 70
General Labourer 69
Cook Domestic 50
General Servant Domestic 50
Dress Maker 39
Housemaid Domestic 38
Scholar 34
Carpenter 30
Agricultural Labourer 26
Laundress Wash 23
Farmer 23
Domestic Servant 20
Coal Miner Hewer 19
Tailor 17
House Maid Domestic 16
Boot Maker 15
Railway Porter 14
Gardener Domestic 14
Charwoman 13
House Painter 13
Game Keeper 13
Market Gardener 13
Tailoress 12
Coal Miner C Hewer 12
Coal Hewer 11

Most Frequent Forenames for Robbins

Name Census Frequency
William Robbins 2,218
Mary Robbins 1,878
John Robbins 1,664
Elizabeth Robbins 1,417
George Robbins 1,355
Sarah Robbins 1,081
Thomas Robbins 1,012
James Robbins 941
Charles Robbins 740
Henry Robbins 667
Ann Robbins 634
Joseph Robbins 611
Jane Robbins 559
Eliza Robbins 551
Emma Robbins 515
Alice Robbins 506
Emily Robbins 477
Annie Robbins 464
Alfred Robbins 463
Arthur Robbins 450
Ellen Robbins 450
Frederick Robbins 422
Albert Robbins 389
Edward Robbins 380
Samuel Robbins 336

Robbins Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Robins 86% 48,425
2 Robbins 100% 34,646
3 Ribbons 71% 1,988
4 Ribbans 71% 1,024
5 Ribbins 86% 404
6 Ribbens 71% 322
7 Robbens 86% 215
8 Rubbins 86% 153
9 Rabbins 86% 146

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The surname Robbins is the 2nd most popular variant of Robins.

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