Definitions for robb
robb

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1. Robb

   Robb is a surname of Scottish origin, formed from a diminution (reduction) of the name Robert. Robert was a popular name, especially after its use by three Scots Kings in the fourteenth century. Rob is first recorded as a surname in the decades before 1500 with early groupings in Aberdeenshire, Lanarkshire and Perthshire/Stirlingshire. It is likely that the name originated with the offspring of a Robert or Rob, when surnames began to flourish, but unlike some surnames there is no one source for the name. The surname was originally spelled Rob, sometimes Robe, but by 1800 the vast majority of families had added an extra 'b', an exception being a wealthy farming family of Perthshire origin that settled in Thirsk, Yorkshire. Although the surname originates in Scotland, Protestant branches of the family settled in Ireland during the sixteenth century Plantations, with the earliest record of the name appearing in the 1630s. The Robb of Timpany family originated with one James Robb who in the late seventeenth century was said to have been a chief mason of the King's Works in Ireland and an assistant of Inigo Jones. A descendant Captain James Robb built Timpany House in 1780. Another armorial Robb family used the surname Robe, descending from Reverend James Robe of Kilsyth (1688–1753), son of Reverend Michael Rob of Cumbernauld (1645–1721), although their coat of arms recorded with the Lord Lyon descends from the Hamilton family through marriage. The Robb crest shows a bare arm holding a chapeau surrounded with a laurel wreath. It appears that many Robbs emigrated to the New World from Ireland, rather than Scotland. the surname sometimes became Raab, presumably through the pronunciation, although many Robbs in the New World are originally Raubs of German origin. Amongst many settlers three Jacobite soldiers were transported to America following the Jacobite rising of 1715, and the first Free Kirk Minister to settle in Canada was the Rev. Ralph Robb (1800–50) a native of Logie parish near Stirling. The name is often recorded as a sept of the Clan MacFarlane who were based historically on the eastern side of Loch Lomond, but this only stems from an early inclusion of the surname MacRobb, (which is a Highland surname), as a MacFarlane sept. It is unlikely there was ever a link between the, largely, lowland surname and the highland clan. It is currently the 192nd (equal) most popular surname in Scotland, judging by births, marriages and deaths in 2018.

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1. ROBB

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Robb is ranked #2686 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Robb surname appeared 13,402 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Robb.
   
   89.4% or 11,989 total occurrences were White.
   5.4% or 734 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 310 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 225 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 94 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 50 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce robb?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of robb in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of robb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of robb in a Sentence

1. Mayor Don McLaughlin on Thursday:

   No Uvalde police department officer saw the shooter on May 24 prior to No Uvalde police department officer entering Robb Elementary School, no Uvalde police officers had any opportunity to take a shot at the gunman.

2. Fox News:

   There were no less than eight law enforcement agencies present in the hallway leading up to the breach of the door at Robb Elementary School, every briefing, he leaves out the number of his own officers and rangers that were on scene that day. He leaves out that during this time, every other classroom in the building was safely evacuated by Uvalde peace officers with the assistance of Border Patrol.

3. William Shakespeare:

   He that is robb'd, not wanting what is stolen, Let him not know 't, and he's not robb'd at all.

4. Don McLaughlin:

   There were no less than eight law enforcement agencies present in the hallway leading up to the breach of the door at Robb Elementary School, every briefing, he leaves out the number of his own officers and rangers that were on scene that day.

5. Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin:

   No Uvalde County police department officer saw the shooter on May 24 prior to him entering Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, no Uvalde County police officers had any opportunity to take a shot at the gunman.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robb
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html