Robbins

See also: robbins

English

Proper noun

Robbins

1. An English surname originating as a patronymic, from Robin + -s.
2. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an adopted anglicization of Mac Roibín (“son of Robin”) (Cribbin).
3. A locale in the United States.
   1. A city in North Carolina; named for Karl Robbins, Russian-American manufacturer and philanthropist.
   2. A village and suburb of Chicago in Illinois; named for real estate developer Eugene S. Robbins.
   3. A census-designated place in Sutter County, California, United States.
   4. A census-designated place in Tennessee.
   5. An unincorporated community in Michigan; named for local sawmill owner F. S. Robbins.
   6. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for early settler Henry Clay Robbins.
   7. A ghost town in Virginia; named for early settler Charles Robbins.

Alternative forms

• Robins

Derived terms

• Robbins principle
• Robbinsville

Anagrams

• Brisbon, ribbons