The Robinette surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,784 people carried this name — #4,045 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,600 people counted. That is up 1% from 8,739 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Robinette surname

Variant of Robinett, from French Robinet.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Robinette» (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 22 people named Robinette.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Aisne.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Aisne 18
Marne 1
Paris 1
Yvelines 1

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

In print

Robinette in American newspapers,
1919–1921.

Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Robinette
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1919-02-07
Newspaper page from The Columbia Herald carrying the name Robinette
The Columbia Herald 1921-10-07
Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Robinette
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1919-02-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,223 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Robinette in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1980s.

954 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Robinette. The most, 651, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 6.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 718
Victoria 96
New South Wales 82
Tasmania 49
ACT (Canberra) 3
Queensland 3
Western Australia 2

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

Who carried it

People named Robinette,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Moses J. Robinette 1819–1903
  • George Hamilton Robinette 1844–1914
  • Mary A Robinette 1862–1930
  • Mary Elizabeth Robinette 1894–1943
  • John Josiah Robinette 1906–1996 · lawyer

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Robinette,
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 States387 records

387 records of the Robinette name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 270
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 94
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 7
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harold R. Robinette

    Born 1924 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; driver from Sullivan County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1988, buried at Mountain Home National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    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 Frank O. Robinette

    Born 1930; from Norfolk, Virginia. U.S. Army, signal message clerk; declared dead 1951 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Joseph Robinette

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1896, died 1951; buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 387 records for Robinette in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France9 records

9 records of the Robinette 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 Marie-Helene Robinette

    Born 1901 in Acy; died 1994 in Braine (Aisne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Louis Emile Lucien Robinette

    Born 1896 in Augy; died 1985 in Augy (Aisne).

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

    Born 1912 in the United States; died 1984 in the United States.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Robinette 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).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Robinette name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Henry Robinette

    Engine driver of Royston Valley, Victoria; died 1927.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles Robinette

    Gardener of Porepunkah, Victoria; died 1921.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Vera Ellen Robinette

    Of Seymour, Victoria; died 2000.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Robinette in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (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).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Robinette name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  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 Delphis Robinette

    Died in service in 1917.

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

    Eastern Ontario Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Robinette name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Rosalie Anne Adelaide Robinette

    Died 1849 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 37; actress.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Josephine Elisa Rose Robinette

    Died 1846 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 37.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Robinette name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Georg Robinette

    From David City, Nebraska, Nordamerika. Reported wounded in the Württemberg casualty list of 12 March 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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