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ˈrɒb ɪn sənrobin·son

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Robinson, Robert Robinson, Sir Robert Robinsonnoun

    English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)

  2. Robinson, Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Walker Smithnoun

    United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989)

  3. Robinson, Lennox Robinson, Esme Stuart Lennox Robinsonnoun

    Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958)

  4. Robinson, James Harvey Robinsonnoun

    United States historian who stressed the importance of intellectual and social events for the course of history (1863-1936)

  5. Robinson, Jackie Robinson, Jack Roosevelt Robinsonnoun

    United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)

  6. Robinson, Edwin Arlington Robinsonnoun

    United States poet; author of narrative verse (1869-1935)

  7. Robinson, Edward G. Robinson, Edward Goldenberg Robinsonnoun

    United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973)

Wiktionary

  1. Robinsonnoun

    transferred from the surname.

ChatGPT

  1. robinson

    Robinson is a surname of English origin. It is a patronymic surname that was derived from the given name Robin, which is a diminutive of Robert. The suffix "-son" means "son of", so Robinson can be roughly translated to "son of Robin" or "son of Robert". Over time, it has become a common first name as well. It may also refer to different places, or fictional characters in various works of literature.

Wikidata

  1. Robinson

    Robinson is a city in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,822 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Crawford County.

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Etymology and Origins

  1. Robinson

    The French popular name for an umbrella, in allusion to Robinson Crusoe.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ROBINSON

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Robinson is ranked #30 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Robinson surname appeared 529,821 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 180 would have the surname Robinson.

    48.7% or 258,023 total occurrences were White.
    44.9% or 238,049 total occurrences were Black.
    2.7% or 14,676 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.6% or 13,828 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.5% or 2,808 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.4% or 2,437 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Robinson in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Robinson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Robinson in a Sentence

  1. Sophie Scholl:

    “And I could weep at how mean people are and how they betray their fellow creatures, perhaps for the sake of personal advantage. It is enough to make a person lose heart sometimes. I often wish I lived on a Robinson Crusoe island.”

  2. Kurt Busch:

    We’re racing with Michael Jordan type of spirit, when we just missed out on pole position at Loudon [ New Hampshire ], Jeff Robinson texted me with the [ shrug ] emoji of ‘ Why ’d you choke ? What ’d you do wrong ? I thought you had it.'.

  3. Forensics Ed O'Carroll:

    That deceased woman in a shopping cart was covered only with a blanket. We believe this may be Anthony Eugene Robinson's fifth victim.

  4. Dusty Baker:

    I think about Hank Aaron and Jackie Robinson and Frank Robinson, who helped me a lot, Bill Walsh, all the general managers and owners I've had, whether Hank Aaron and Jackie Robinson fired me eventually or not, it just sort of added to my perseverance and determination and faith. I've also got to thank my detractors for giving me the motivation to go on because there's a lot of people that doubted me in the beginning when I first got the job with no experience, a lot of them that doubted me even though I was winning.

  5. Alexandria Ayala:

    Debra Robinson and Erica Whitfield ca n’t back up when Debra Robinson and Erica Whitfield have some little resistance right out of the gate, debra Robinson and Erica Whitfield have to do the hard work now of committing to what Debra Robinson and Erica Whitfield said, to what Debra Robinson and Erica Whitfield all agreed to.

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