How common is the last name Robinson?

510,138 people in the United States have the last name Robinson, about 1 in 586. It ranks #31 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ROBINSON

#31

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
510,138
About
1 in 586
This common or more
9.5%
Who bears it

Of the 510,138 people with the last name Robinson, 46.8% reported their origin as White, 43.4% as Black and 5.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Robinson

#29 Nguyen · 531,404#30 Lewis · 515,459#32 Walker · 504,833#33 Hall · 470,080

Spelled almost the same

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

#3,436 Robins · 10,164#36,981 Robenson · 649#51,968 Robbinson · 432

Also a first name

As a first name, Robinson ranks #4,057 of 53,615, with 4,778 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2014, with 64 births. See Robinson as a first name

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