Robison (name)
For other uses, see Robison.
| Robison | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "son of Rob" |
| Region of origin |
scottish highlands/lowlands northern england |
| Related names | Robeson, Robson |
| Robison | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Germanic |
| Meaning | "son of Rob |
| Region of origin | scotland/USA etc. |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Robert |
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Robison is an English language patronymic surname, meaning "son of Rob" (a shortened form of Robert, of [Norse Gaelic] origin). There are similar surname spellings. Robison is a rare given name. People with the name Robison or its variant forms include:
Surname
- Brian Robison (b. 1983), American football player
- Bruce Robison (b. ?), American singer, songwriter; brother of Charlie Robison
- Carson Robison (1890 - 1957), American singer, songwriter
- Charlie Robison (b. 1964), American singer, songwriter; brother of Bruce Robison
- David Fullerton Robison (1816 – 1859), American politician
- Emily Robison (b. 1972), American singer, songwriter
- Grant Robison (b. 1978), American track and field athlete
- Howard W. Robison (1915 - 1987), American politician
- James Robison (disambiguation)
- Jim Robison, American bridge player
- Joel Walter Robison (1815 - 1889), leader in Texas independence and state representative for Fayette County
- John Elder Robison (b. 1957), American author
- John Robison (1739 – 1805), Scottish physicist
- Julie Aberg Robison (b. 1958), American politician
- Louise Y. Robison (1866 - 1946), American, general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Mary Robison (b. 1949), American author
- Olin Clyde Robison (b. 1936), American, president of Middlebury College
- Paula Robison (b. ?), American flutist
- Samuel Robison (1867 - 1952), American, Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.
- Shona Robison (b. ?), member of the Scottish Parliament
- Stephanie Robison (b. 1976), American artist
- Willard Robison (1894 - 1968), American composer of popular song
Given name
- Robison Wells (b. 1978), American novelist
See also
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