Explore the Family Name Robnett

The meaning of Robnett

English: shortened form of Robinett. This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Robnett held a rank of 21,605 in terms of popularity during the year 2000 and moved slightly to 22,334 in 2010, marking a decrease in popularity by 3.37 percent. In terms of count, however, there were 1,125 individuals with the Robnett surname in 2000, which increased marginally to 1,154 in 2010, showing a growth of 2.58 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people declined from 0.42 in 2000 to 0.39 in 2010, indicating a downward shift of 7.14 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,605	#22,334	-3.37%
Count	1,125	1,154	2.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.39	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Robnett

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnicity of individuals with the Robnett surname. In 2000, the majority of Robnetts identified as White (85.07 percent), with only small proportions identifying as Black (8.36 percent), Hispanic (3.38 percent), or belonging to two or more races (2.13 percent). By 2010, the proportion who identified as White had slightly decreased to 84.92 percent, while the percentage that identified as Black had significantly decreased to 6.67 percent. The data shows an increase in those identifying as Hispanic (4.77 percent) and those belonging to two or more races (2.51 percent). Additionally, small percentages were found to identify as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, for which data was suppressed (S) in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.07%	84.92%	-0.18%
Black	8.36%	6.67%	-20.22%
Hispanic	3.38%	4.77%	41.12%
Two or More Races	2.13%	2.51%	17.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.61%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.52%	0%