Surname Origin

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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