How common is the last name Robertson?

146,630 people in the United States have the last name Robertson, about 1 in 2,038. It ranks #185 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ROBERTSON

#185

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
146,630
About
1 in 2,038
This common or more
21.8%
Who bears it

Of the 146,630 people with the last name Robertson, 70.7% reported their origin as White, 20% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Robertson

#183 Meyer · 147,096#184 Stone · 147,006#186 Warren · 145,946#187 Mills · 145,448

Spelled almost the same

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

#51 Roberts · 362,049#8,890 Roberto · 3,535#68,578 Roberton · 309

Also a first name

As a first name, Robertson ranks #17,394 of 53,615, with 635 people. See Robertson as a first name

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