The Robey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,333 people carried this name — #6,381 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,203 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Robey surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Robey» (English), 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 25 people named Robey.

Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Marne.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Marne 11
Paris 6
Vosges 4
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1
Nièvre 1
Bas-Rhin 1
Yvelines 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Robey in American newspapers,
1914–1922.

Newspaper page from River Falls Journal carrying the name Robey
River Falls Journal 1922-12-28
Newspaper page from The Dickson County Herald carrying the name Robey
The Dickson County Herald 1914-02-20
Newspaper page from French Broad Hustler carrying the name Robey
French Broad Hustler 1918-01-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 59,851 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Robey in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

7,457 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Robey. The most, 1,232, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 4,871
Queensland 658
Western Australia 630
Victoria 608
South Australia 327
Tasmania 300
ACT (Canberra) 51
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Robey.

Who carried it

People named Robey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George Robey
    George Robey 1869–1954 · screenwriter
  • George Robey
    George Robey 1869–1954 · screenwriter
  • Edward Robey 1900–1983 · barrister
  • Don Robey 1903–1975 · businessperson

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Robey,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States351 records

351 records of the Robey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 207
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 83
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 24
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 19
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 11
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Eugene A. Robey

    Born 1915 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1943 at Richmond, Virginia; mechanic. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Jacksonville Cemeterty, Georgetown, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Neal Robey

    Born 1946; from Spencerville, Ohio. U.S. Army, combat engineer; killed in action 1967 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Isabella Robey

    Arrived at New York in 1878 aboard the Russia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 56; matron. From Scotland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 351 records for Robey in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia146 records

146 records of the Robey name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 103
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 20
  • Tasmanian Names Index 17
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 5
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles Henry Robey

    Died 1910 in Federal St, North Hobart, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1910.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chas Robey

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Australasian, aged 23; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William H. Robey

    Of Hazelbrook, New South Wales; died 1921.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 146 records for Robey in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom11 records

11 records of the Robey name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 8
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 3
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Martha Robey

    Buried in 1851 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 38.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. Robey

    South Lancashire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Edward Robey

    Buried in 1809 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 40.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Robey in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France11 records

11 records of the Robey name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Juliette Robey

    Born 1895 in Paris; died 1979 in Beaumont-sur-Oise (Val-d'Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Leonard Marcel Robey

    Born 1913 in Paris; died 2000 in Rambouillet (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Germaine Robey

    Born 1903 in Gugnécourt; died 1988 in Bruyères (Vosges).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Robey in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Robey name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Leonard Ernest Robey

    Died in service in 1915.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Robey name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Lijsbetjen Robey

    Married in 1619 in Utrecht.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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