Robinson (name)

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Robinson Family Name
Meaning	"son of Robin"
Region of origin	English-speaking countries
Popularity	Behind the Name
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Robinson

Robinson Given Name
Gender	Male
Meaning	"son of Robin" (Robin, "bright fame")
Origin	England
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Robinson
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Robinson is an English language patronymic surname, meaning "son of Robin". There are similar surname spellings such as Robison and Robeson. Robinson, the compound word, is a rare given name, while its derivative, Robin, has the distinction of being both a masculine and feminine given name.^[1] People with the name Robinson or its variant forms include:

Contents 1 Given name 2 Surname 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Given name

• Robinson Jeffers (1887 - 1962), American poet
• Robinson Canó (born 1982), Major League Baseball second baseman

[edit] Surname

• Abraham Robinson (1918–1974), German-American mathematician
• Andrew Robinson (born 1942), American actor
• Andy Robinson (born 1964), English rugby union coach and former player
• Angus Hargreaves Robinson (1907–1973), Australian grazier and ornithologist
• Arthur H. Robinson (1915–2004), American geographer and cartographer
• A. N. R. Robinson (Arthur N.R. Robinson, born 1926), President (1997–2003) and Prime Minister (1986–1991) of Trinidad and Tobago
• Bill Robinson (author) (1918-2007), American editor, author and sailor
• Charles M. Robinson III, American author and illustrator
• Charles Mulford Robinson (1869–1917), American city planner and journalist
• Charles W. Robinson (born 1919), American business person and entrepreneur
• Chris Robinson (actor) (born 1938), American film and television actor
• Dante Robinson (b. 1980), American National Football League player
• David Robinson (basketball) (born 1965), American basketball player
• Sir David Robinson (philanthropist) (1904–1987), British philanthropist and entrepreneur
• Duncan Robinson (b. ?), English, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and noted art historian
• Dunta Robinson (b. 1982), American NFL cornerback, playing for the Houston Texans
• Edward G. Robinson (1893–1973), Romanian-American actor
• Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935), American poet
• Ezekiel Gilman Robinson, (1815-94), American Baptist clergyman
• Frank Norman Robinson (1911–1997), Australian wildlife sound recordist and ornithologist
• Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1782–1859), British statesman and prime minister
• Gene Robinson (born 1947), American, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of New Hampshire
• George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827–1909), British politician
• Gilbert de Beauregard Robinson (1906–1992), Canadian mathematician
• Glenn Robinson (born 1973), American NBA basketball player
• Henry Robinson (disambiguation)
• Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead (1824–1897), British colonial administrator, Governor of Hong Kong
• J. Alan Robinson (born 1930), American mathematician, logician and philosopher
• James R. Robinson (1860-1950), US industrialist
• John G. Robinson (1856-1943), British locomotive engineer, chief mechanical engineer of the Great Central Railway from 1900 to 1922
• Jack Robinson (disambiguation)
• Jackie Robinson (1919–1972), first African American Major League Baseball player
• Jason Robinson (b. 1974), former England and Sale Rugby Club player; England World Cup winner 2003
• Joan Robinson (1903–1983), British economist
• John Robinson (disambiguation)
• Julia Robinson (née Bowman, 1919–1985), American mathematician, first female president of the AMS
• Kat Robinson (nee Bear-Diemer, 1973- ), writer and television producer
• Keith Robinson (b. ?), American comedian
• Kim Stanley Robinson, (born 1952), American science fiction writer
• Mark Robinson (Northern Ireland politician), (born 1959)
• Mark Robinson (disambiguation)
• Mary Robinson (born 1944), first female President of Ireland
• Mary Robinson (Maid of Buttermere) (1778-1837), English, subject of Melvyn Bragg's novel of that name, and is mentioned in William Wordsworth's Prelude
• Mary Robinson (poet) (née Darby, 1756 or 1758–1800), English
• Mary Robinson, Baroness Grantham (née Yorke, 1757–1830), English peeress
• Marilynne Robinson (born 1947), American writer
• Nate Robinson (b. 1984), American, NBA basketball player
• Neville Robinson (1925–1996), British physicist
• Paul Robinson (disambiguation)
• Raphael M. Robinson (1911–1995), American mathematician
• Ray Charles Robinson (1930–2004), American pianist and inventor of soul music
• Sir Richard Robinson (1849–1928), English politician and chemist and druggist
• Sir Robert Robinson (scientist) (1886–1974), Nobel prize for Chemistry winner (1947)
• Robert Robinson (disambiguation)
• John Thomas Romney Robinson (1792-1882), Irish astronomer and physicist
• Ronald Robinson (1921-1999), British historian of Africa
• Samuel Robinson, alias of South American philosopher and educator Simón Rodríguez (1769–1854)
• Shawna Robinson (b. 1964), American female NASCAR driver
• Sidney Robinson (1876 - 1959), British athlete
• Smokey Robinson (b. 1940), African-American R&B and soul singer and songwriter
• Spider Robinson, (born 1948), American science fiction writer
• Steve Robinson (boxer) (b. 1968), Welsh former world champion boxer
• Sugar Ray Robinson (Walker Smith Jr., 1921–1989), American boxer
• Thomas Robinson (c. 1560 - after 1609), English lutenist and composer
• Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham (c. 1695–1770), 1st Baron of Grantham, English diplomatist and politician
• Tony Robinson (born 1946), British television comedy actor and political campaigner
• W. Andrew Robinson (born 1957), British author and editor
• W. Heath Robinson (William Heath Robinson, 1872–1944), British cartoonist and illustrator
• William Robinson (disambiguation)

[edit] See also

• Robeson (disambiguation)
• Robin (name)
• Robinson (disambiguation)
• Robison (disambiguation)

[edit] References