Robinson

English

Etymology

From Robin +‎ -son.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒb.ɪn.sən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑ.bɪn.sən/, /ˈɹɑ.bən.sən/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: Rob‧in‧son

Proper noun

Aerial view of Robinson, Kansas

Robinson (countable and uncountable, plural Robinsons)

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A placename given to several towns in the United States.
   1. A city, the county seat of Crawford County, Illinois.
   2. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Iowa.
   3. A minor city in Brown County, Kansas.
   4. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky.
   5. An unincorporated community in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
   6. A minor city in Kidder County, North Dakota.
   7. A city in McLennan County, Texas.
   8. An extinct town in Okanogan County, Washington.
   9. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Robinson Township.
4. A name given to several rivers in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
5. (Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Robinson College, Cambridge.

Derived terms

• Heath Robinson
• Heath Robinsonesque
• Heath Robinsonian
• Mrs. Robinson
• Robinsonesque
• Robinsonian
• Robinson projection

 

Related terms

• robinsonade

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Robinson is the 30^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 529,821 individuals. Robinson is most common among White (48.7%) and Black/African American (44.9%) individuals.