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 | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 9 |
Berkshire | 17 |
Cambridgeshire | 22 |
Channel Islands | 10 |
Cheshire | 66 |
Cornwall | 5 |
Cumberland | 451 |
Derbyshire | 37 |
Devon | 13 |
Dorset | 3 |
Durham | 5,884 |
Essex | 82 |
Gloucestershire | 13 |
Hampshire | 48 |
Herefordshire | 12 |
Hertfordshire | 5 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 1 |
Kent | 129 |
Lancashire | 381 |
Leicestershire | 35 |
Lincolnshire | 145 |
London | 929 |
Middlesex | 36 |
Northumberland | 4,665 |
Norfolk | 32 |
Northamptonshire | 13 |
Nottinghamshire | 31 |
Oxfordshire | 12 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 11 |
Suffolk | 22 |
Somerset | 30 |
Surrey | 37 |
Sussex | 43 |
Staffordshire | 133 |
Warwickshire | 49 |
Westmorland | 60 |
Wiltshire | 13 |
Worcestershire | 42 |
Yorkshire | 1,835 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 1 |
Denbighshire | 3 |
Flintshire | 4 |
Glamorgan | 8 |
Merionethshire | 3 |
Montgomeryshire | 2 |
Monmouthshire | 15 |
Pembrokeshire | 1 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 2,628 |
Coal Miner | 435 |
Agricultural Labourer | 258 |
Labourer | 245 |
Domestic Servant | 163 |
Dress Maker | 142 |
General Servant | 135 |
Blacksmith | 116 |
House Keeper | 112 |
Joiner | 103 |
Servant | 96 |
Annuitant | 82 |
Farm Servant | 77 |
Engine Fitter | 64 |
General Servant Domestic | 60 |
Farmer | 59 |
Butcher | 58 |
Grocer | 55 |
Miner | 55 |
Farm Labourer | 52 |
Tailor | 46 |
Farmers Son | 44 |
Mason | 44 |
Dressmaker | 41 |
Shepherd | 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 |