<Tr> <Th> Variant (s) </Th> <Td> Hopkins, Robertson, Robyns, Robins, Robben, Robens, Robbings, Robeson, Robison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Footnotes: Frequency comparisons; </Td> </Tr> <P> Robinson is an English language patronymic surname, originating in England . It means "son of Robin (a diminutive of Robert)". There are similar surname spellings such as Robison and Robeson . Robinson is the 15th most common surname in the United Kingdom . According to the 1990 United States Census, Robinson was the twentieth most frequently encountered surname among those reported, accounting for 0.23% of the population . </P> <P> In Ireland, Robinson is only really common in Ulster . The two names had been used interchangeably in some areas of the province around the beginning of the 20th century . It can also be an Anglicization of such Jewish surnames as Rabinowitz and Rubinstein . </P>

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