Robson Name Meaning: An English surname meaning 'son of Rob' (Rob being a shortening version of Robert).
A patronymic surname which would usually be taken from the father's name 'Robert' or 'Rob', and given to the son, hence 'son of Rob'-Robson. Robert originates froma German name meaning 'bright' 'flame/fame'.
Discover how your Robson ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 7 |
Berkshire | 19 |
Cambridgeshire | 26 |
Channel Islands | 2 |
Cheshire | 116 |
Cornwall | 7 |
Cumberland | 411 |
Derbyshire | 36 |
Devon | 25 |
Dorset | 12 |
Durham | 7,131 |
Essex | 164 |
Gloucestershire | 54 |
Hampshire | 79 |
Herefordshire | 3 |
Hertfordshire | 12 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
Isle of Man | 5 |
Kent | 189 |
Lancashire | 706 |
Leicestershire | 29 |
Lincolnshire | 131 |
London | 1,109 |
Middlesex | 91 |
Northumberland | 4,988 |
Norfolk | 31 |
Northamptonshire | 14 |
Nottinghamshire | 60 |
Oxfordshire | 48 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
Shropshire | 6 |
Suffolk | 25 |
Somerset | 37 |
Surrey | 110 |
Sussex | 80 |
Staffordshire | 149 |
Warwickshire | 86 |
Westmorland | 44 |
Wiltshire | 32 |
Worcestershire | 50 |
Yorkshire | 2,554 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 4 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 1 |
Carmarthenshire | 2 |
Denbighshire | 6 |
Flintshire | 5 |
Glamorgan | 37 |
Merionethshire | 12 |
Montgomeryshire | 5 |
Monmouthshire | 13 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 3,139 |
Coal Miner | 710 |
General Labourer | 202 |
Farmer | 196 |
Dress Maker | 177 |
Living On Own Means | 137 |
Joiner | 137 |
Labourer | 130 |
Domestic Servant | 130 |
Agricultural Labourer | 125 |
General Servant Domestic | 114 |
Living On Her Own Means | 107 |
General Servant | 96 |
Blacksmith | 95 |
Farm Servant | 82 |
Clerk | 77 |
Butcher | 64 |
House Keeper | 60 |
Grocer | 58 |
General Domestic Servant | 58 |
Tailor | 55 |
Shepherd | 45 |
Engine Fitter | 43 |
Laundress | 41 |
Mason | 40 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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John Robson | 10,858 |
Mary Robson | 10,846 |
William Robson | 9,223 |
Thomas Robson | 7,835 |
Elizabeth Robson | 6,995 |
Jane Robson | 5,452 |
George Robson | 4,972 |
Robert Robson | 4,736 |
Margaret Robson | 4,710 |
James Robson | 3,940 |
Ann Robson | 3,820 |
Sarah Robson | 3,398 |
Joseph Robson | 3,243 |
Isabella Robson | 2,908 |
Hannah Robson | 2,144 |
Annie Robson | 1,818 |
Edward Robson | 1,790 |
Henry Robson | 1,719 |
Charles Robson | 1,244 |
Alice Robson | 1,175 |
Ellen Robson | 1,097 |
Matthew Robson | 899 |
Eliza Robson | 870 |
Richard Robson | 853 |
Dorothy Robson | 846 |