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 | 8 |
Berkshire | 30 |
Cambridgeshire | 25 |
Channel Islands | 0 |
Cheshire | 184 |
Cornwall | 9 |
Cumberland | 468 |
Derbyshire | 65 |
Devon | 39 |
Dorset | 13 |
Durham | 9,883 |
Essex | 251 |
Gloucestershire | 68 |
Hampshire | 141 |
Herefordshire | 5 |
Hertfordshire | 26 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 268 |
Lancashire | 820 |
Leicestershire | 62 |
Lincolnshire | 205 |
London | 1,166 |
Middlesex | 313 |
Northumberland | 6,730 |
Norfolk | 40 |
Northamptonshire | 19 |
Nottinghamshire | 64 |
Oxfordshire | 6 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 3 |
Suffolk | 34 |
Somerset | 17 |
Surrey | 140 |
Sussex | 94 |
Staffordshire | 201 |
Warwickshire | 131 |
Westmorland | 40 |
Wiltshire | 33 |
Worcestershire | 66 |
Yorkshire | 3,104 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 3 |
Cardiganshire | 6 |
Carnarvonshire | 9 |
Carmarthenshire | 9 |
Denbighshire | 8 |
Flintshire | 9 |
Glamorgan | 114 |
Merionethshire | 7 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 40 |
Pembrokeshire | 11 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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School | 2,420 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 409 |
Farmer | 170 |
Private Means | 158 |
General Labourer | 125 |
General Servant (domestic) | 121 |
Labourer | 119 |
Farm Labourer | 106 |
Dressmaker | 105 |
At School | 95 |
Clerk | 86 |
Housekeeper | 86 |
Joiner | 80 |
None | 76 |
At Home | 72 |
Domestic Servant | 72 |
Shop Assistant | 62 |
Butcher | 62 |
General Servant Domestic | 57 |
Scholar | 53 |
Blacksmith | 51 |
House Painter | 50 |
Coal Miner (hewer) | 46 |
Domestic | 42 |
House Keeper | 42 |
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 |