The Robert surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,181 people carried this name — #2,944 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 24,200 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (12,129).
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 45,467 people named Robert.
847 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 106 départements, most often Paris.
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 3,970 people named Robert 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 Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,551 people named Robert live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,330 people named Robert live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
In Poland’s population register
295 people named Robert have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 372 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
151 people named Robert is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Robert in American newspapers,
1878–1939.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,215,284 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Robert,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hubert Robert 1733–1808 · architect -
Karl Wilhelm Robert 1740–1803 · judge -
Louis-Nicolas Robert 1761–1828 · teacher -
Étienne-Gaspard Robert 1763–1837 · physicist -
Ludwig Robert 1778–1832 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 151 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Robert.
- Robak 954 · U.S. census
- Robart 544 · U.S. census
- Robba 112 · U.S. census
- Robbe 289 · U.S. census
- Robe 497 · U.S. census
- Roberge 3,714 · U.S. census
- Roberti 798 · U.S. census
- Roberto 3,770 · U.S. census
- Roberton 260 · U.S. census
- Roberts 376,774 · U.S. census
- Robertson 153,666 · U.S. census
- Robida 348 · U.S. census
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