Robison (name)

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Robison is an English language patronymic surname, meaning "son of Rob" (a shortened form of Robert, of [Norse Gaelic] origin). There are similar surname spellings. Robison is a rare given name. People with the name Robison or its variant forms include:

Surname

• Brian Robison (b. 1983), American football player
• Bruce Robison (b. ?), American singer, songwriter; brother of Charlie Robison
• Carson Robison (1890 - 1957), American singer, songwriter
• Charlie Robison (b. 1964), American singer, songwriter; brother of Bruce Robison
• David Fullerton Robison (1816 – 1859), American politician
• Emily Robison (b. 1972), American singer, songwriter
• Grant Robison (b. 1978), American track and field athlete
• Howard W. Robison (1915 - 1987), American politician
• James Robison (disambiguation)
• Jim Robison, American bridge player
• John Elder Robison (b. 1957), American author
• John Robison (1739 – 1805), Scottish physicist
• Julie Aberg Robison (b. 1958), American politician
• Louise Y. Robison (1866 - 1946), American, general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Mary Robison (b. 1949), American author
• Olin Clyde Robison (b. 1936), American, president of Middlebury College
• Paula Robison (b. ?), American flutist
• Samuel Robison (1867 - 1952), American, Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.
• Shona Robison (b. ?), member of the Scottish Parliament
• Stephanie Robison (b. 1976), American artist
• Willard Robison (1894 - 1968), American composer of popular song

Given name

• Robison Wells (b. 1978), American novelist

See also

• Robeson (disambiguation)
• Robinson (disambiguation)