Explore the Family Name Roberton

The meaning of Roberton

1. Scottish: from either of two places in Scotland called Roberton (Lanarkshire, Roxburghshire). The placenames probably derive from the Middle English, Old French personal name Robert + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’. 2. English and Scottish: variant of Robertson.

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How common is the last name Roberton in the United States?

The surname Roberton, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 74,675 in terms of prevalence but improved its standing to 74,375 in 2010 – a subtle shift of 0.4 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 241 to 260 over this decade, demonstrating a growth rate of nearly 8 percent. However, the proportion of people named Roberton per 100,000 population remained consistent at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,675	#74,375	0.4%
Count	241	260	7.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Roberton

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Roberton identify as White. In 2000, 80.08 percent of Robertons identified as White, which increased slightly to 81.92 percent in 2010. The second most common ethnic identity for Robertons is Black, though this decreased from 13.28 percent in 2000 to 12.31 percent in 2010. A small percentage (4.15% in 2000 and 3.46% in 2010) identify as Hispanic. No Robertons were found to identify as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census years. A category for those identifying with two or more races was also recorded as zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.08%	81.92%	2.3%
Black	13.28%	12.31%	-7.3%
Hispanic	4.15%	3.46%	-16.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%