Robson Name Meaning: An English surname meaning 'son of Rob' (Rob being a shortening version of Robert).
A patronymic surname which would usually be taken from the father's name 'Robert' or 'Rob', and given to the son, hence 'son of Rob'-Robson. Robert originates froma German name meaning 'bright' 'flame/fame'.
Discover how your Robson ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 4 |
Buckinghamshire | 4 |
Berkshire | 21 |
Cambridgeshire | 31 |
Channel Islands | 0 |
Cheshire | 131 |
Cornwall | 9 |
Cumberland | 540 |
Derbyshire | 33 |
Devon | 18 |
Dorset | 7 |
Durham | 7,018 |
Essex | 115 |
Gloucestershire | 30 |
Hampshire | 69 |
Herefordshire | 6 |
Hertfordshire | 16 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 1 |
Kent | 103 |
Lancashire | 532 |
Leicestershire | 47 |
Lincolnshire | 175 |
London | 1,026 |
Middlesex | 51 |
Northumberland | 4,984 |
Norfolk | 24 |
Northamptonshire | 6 |
Nottinghamshire | 39 |
Oxfordshire | 8 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 2 |
Suffolk | 27 |
Somerset | 28 |
Surrey | 55 |
Sussex | 64 |
Staffordshire | 155 |
Warwickshire | 68 |
Westmorland | 50 |
Wiltshire | 23 |
Worcestershire | 35 |
Yorkshire | 2,237 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 2 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 1 |
Denbighshire | 3 |
Flintshire | 4 |
Glamorgan | 30 |
Merionethshire | 6 |
Montgomeryshire | 2 |
Monmouthshire | 14 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 3,566 |
Coal Miner | 694 |
Domestic Servant | 181 |
Agricultural Labourer | 176 |
Dress Maker | 173 |
General Servant | 155 |
Joiner | 123 |
General Labourer | 122 |
Labourer | 121 |
Annuitant | 91 |
Tailor | 84 |
House Keeper | 71 |
General Servant Domestic | 69 |
Grocer | 63 |
Farm Servant Indoor | 63 |
Farmers Son | 63 |
Butcher | 62 |
Blacksmith | 59 |
Engine Fitter | 58 |
Laundress | 41 |
Shepherd | 41 |
Mason | 40 |
Clerk | 39 |
Cartman | 39 |
Farm Servant | 38 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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John Robson | 10,858 |
Mary Robson | 10,846 |
William Robson | 9,223 |
Thomas Robson | 7,835 |
Elizabeth Robson | 6,995 |
Jane Robson | 5,452 |
George Robson | 4,972 |
Robert Robson | 4,736 |
Margaret Robson | 4,710 |
James Robson | 3,940 |
Ann Robson | 3,820 |
Sarah Robson | 3,398 |
Joseph Robson | 3,243 |
Isabella Robson | 2,908 |
Hannah Robson | 2,144 |
Annie Robson | 1,818 |
Edward Robson | 1,790 |
Henry Robson | 1,719 |
Charles Robson | 1,244 |
Alice Robson | 1,175 |
Ellen Robson | 1,097 |
Matthew Robson | 899 |
Eliza Robson | 870 |
Richard Robson | 853 |
Dorothy Robson | 846 |