The Robbe surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 289 people carried this name — #68,122 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is down 12% from 330 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Robbe surname
Shortened from the personal name Robert.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Robbe» (Dutch), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,499 people named Robbe.
26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 61 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 143 people named Robbe live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
30 people named Robbe live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Robbe,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pierre Robbe 1844–1912 · journalist -
Manuel Robbe 1872–1936 · painter -
Fernand Robbe 1889–1974 · politician -
Jacques Robbe 1643–1721 · engineer
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Émilie Robbe 1901– · historian
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Bert Robbe 1912–2004 · singer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Robbe.
- Rob 537 · U.S. census
- Roba 221 · U.S. census
- Robach 188 · U.S. census
- Robak 954 · U.S. census
- Robart 544 · U.S. census
- Robba 112 · U.S. census
- Robe 497 · U.S. census
- Roberge 3,714 · U.S. census
- Robert 12,181 · U.S. census
- Roberti 798 · U.S. census
- Roberto 3,770 · U.S. census
- Roberton 260 · U.S. census
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