How rare is the last name Robert?

12,105 people in the United States have the last name Robert, about 1 in 24,692. It ranks #2,899 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

ROBERT

#2,899

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
12,105
About
1 in 24,692
This common or more
52.2%
Who bears it

Of the 12,105 people with the last name Robert, 62.7% reported their origin as White, 18.2% as Black and 7.8% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Robert

1 other last name also has 12,105 people.

Spelled almost the same

6 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Robert, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Robert ranks #5 of 53,615, with 2,759,339 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1947, with 91,892 births. See Robert as a first name

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