The Robinson Surname
- Meaning
- son of Robin
- Type
- Patronymic
- Root
- English
- Chiefly
- Northern and midland England
Robin was the pet form of Robert, with the French diminutive -in attached. The surname therefore descends from a nickname of a nickname.
It is markedly commoner in Yorkshire and the north than in the south.
Bestow the name a title it never had
An honorific Lord or Lady certificate in the Robinson name, hand-finished and sealed, with a square metre of Scottish woodland dedicated alongside it. A novelty, magnificently done — and a good deal more fun than a family tree.
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