Robin surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Robin surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 5,257 people carried this name — #6,024 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,300 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 23,890 people named Robin.

245 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 103 départements, most often Paris.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 245
Paris 1,894
Vendée 1,538
Loire-Atlantique 1,165
Côtes-d’Armor 1,165
Indre-et-Loire 1,013
Indre 817
Maine-et-Loire 748
Charente-Maritime 739

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 558 people named Robin 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 Namur.

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Where they live today

Namur 213
Hainaut 163
Brussels-Capital 65
Liège 48
Walloon Brabant 37
Luxembourg Province 16
East Flanders 6
Antwerp 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

274 people named Robin live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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Where they live today

Vaud 88
Geneva 71
Valais 23
Bern 21
Zurich 16
Fribourg 11
Neuchâtel 10
St. Gallen 10

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Robin in American newspapers,
1847–1930.

Newspaper page from Vermont Watchman And State Journal carrying the name Robin
Vermont Watchman And State Journal 1847-06-24
Newspaper page from The Manitowoc Pilot carrying the name Robin
The Manitowoc Pilot 1891-07-09
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Robin
The Salt Lake Herald 1903-05-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 471,038 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Robin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Armand-Charles Robin
    Armand-Charles Robin 1663–1750 · magistrate
  • Charles César Robin
    Charles César Robin 1750–1900 · writer
  • Louis-François Robin
    Louis-François Robin 1789–1855 · Catholic priest
  • Henri Robin
    Henri Robin 1811–1874 · illusionist
  • Charles Philippe Robin
    Charles Philippe Robin 1821–1885 · physician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 191 lives in all are documented under this name.

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