Surnames That Begin with "R"

Most Common Surname Beginning with "R": Robinson

Robinson is a British medieval surname that has roots in the popular medieval name Robin, which was a popular nickname for Robert. Robert is an Anglo-Saxon name that dates back to the seventh century and combines the Olde English words “hrothi”-meaning fame- and “berhta” – meaning bright. The name Robin is noted to have gained popularity from Robin Hood (Robin of Locksley) and from Robin Goodfellow whose antics were penned by Shakespeare in Midsummer Night’s Dream. The surname Robinson is recorded in the 1500s in England, although Robinson varied and was spelled as Robins as early as the thirteenth century in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire.

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