Throughout the world, Robinson (Robinson 
, ロビンソン 
, Робинзон 
, among others...) is a common principally boy's, but scarcely feminine forename. The first name Robinson is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a common male name, Saint Lucia, and Colombia (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Colombia, and Philippines. More prevalently, Robinson is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Robinson | Jamaica, United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Canada |
| ロビンソン | Japan |
| Робинзон | Armenia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus |
| Робинсон | Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus |
| רובינסון | Israel |
| Робінсон | Ukraine |
| روبنسون | Palestinian Territory |
Robinson is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Robinson Crusoe , the character, Robinson Crusoe; Robinson family , the fictional family from the television soap opera Neighbours and Robinson , the musical character in the musical A padlás by Gábor Presser; the machine András Sipos.
| humphrey robinson English publisher and bookseller (b. 1601) |
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| metcalfe robinson English politician (b. 1629) |
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sir tancred robinson, 3rd baronet British Rear Admiral and Mayor of York (b. 1685) |
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| sir william robinson (1655-1678) (b. 1655) |
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| tancred robinson English physician, GB (b. 1657) |
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| sir james robinson, 3rd bt. (1669-1731) (b. 1669) |
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| sir william robinson, 2nd bt. (1704-1785) (b. 1704) |
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| sir william robinson, 4th bt. (1713-1770) (b. 1713) |
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rix robinson American politician, US (b. 1792) |
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moncure robinson American businessman, US (b. 1802) |
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| morris robinson British politician (1757-1829), GB (b. 1757) |
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| morris robinson (1759-1815) (b. 1759) |
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| gyles robinson (born 1765) (b. 1765) |
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| sir william henry robinson (1765-1836) (b. 1765) |
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wallace fullum robinson politician in Massachusetts, US (b. 1832), US (b. 1832) |
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