Explore the Family Name Roblin

The meaning of Roblin

1. English (southern Wales): from a double diminutive of Rob or Rab, both pet forms of the Middle English personal name Robert, the latter with dialect unrounding of /-o-/. 2. French: from a shortened form of Robelin, a diminutive of the personal name Robert.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Roblin has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 60,083 in terms of prevalence, falling to 63,524 by 2010, marking a 5.73% drop. Despite this change in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Roblin surname remained consistent at 314 across both census years. The proportion of people with the Roblin surname per 100,000 also showed a decrease from 0.12 to 0.11 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,083	#63,524	-5.73%
Count	314	314	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Roblin

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Roblin demonstrated some changes over the same decade, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, a significant majority, 95.54%, identified as White, which slightly decreased to 92.04% by 2010. The Hispanic community within the Roblin surname holders marked a decrease from 2.23% to 1.91%. Interestingly, there were no recorded instances of Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or those identifying with two or more races in 2000, but by 2010 these groups began to appear, constituting 1.59%, 2.23%, and 2.23% respectively. There were no recorded American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with the Roblin surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.54%	92.04%	-3.66%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.23%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	2.23%	0%
Hispanic	2.23%	1.91%	-14.35%
Black	0%	1.59%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%