Find out how popular the last name Robus is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Robus.

Robus, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Robus surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Robus in America

Robus is the 159712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Robus surname appeared 101 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Robus.

We can also compare 2010 data for Robus to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Robus

The surname "ROBUS" is believed to have originated in England during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is derived from the Old English word "rob", meaning "robust" or "strong", and was likely used as a descriptive nickname for someone of a sturdy or muscular build.

One of the earliest known bearers of this name was John Robus, a landowner mentioned in the Hertfordshire Pipe Rolls of 1292. Another early reference is found in the Yorkshire Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1327, which record a Thomas Robus living in the village of Wakefield.

The surname "ROBUS" has several variant spellings, including Robbus, Robbes, and Robbe, which can be found in various historical records throughout England. Some of these alternate spellings may have originated from different regional dialects or scribal errors in record-keeping.

In the 16th century, the surname appeared in the parish records of Clavering, Essex, where a William Robus was recorded as a landowner in 1562. Around the same time, a Richard Robus was documented in the Subsidy Rolls for Cambridgeshire in 1570.

One notable bearer of the "ROBUS" surname was Sir John Robus, a merchant and alderman in the City of London during the late 16th century. He served as the Lord Mayor of London in 1594 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I.

Another prominent figure was William Robus, a scholar and clergyman who lived in the 17th century. He was born in Warwickshire in 1610 and later became the Rector of Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare. Robus was known for his writings on theology and his efforts to preserve historical records related to Shakespeare.

In the 18th century, the surname "ROBUS" appeared in various parish records across England, including those of Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, and Somerset. One noteworthy individual from this period was Thomas Robus, a wealthy landowner and philanthropist born in Gloucestershire in 1720. He funded the construction of several schools and churches in his local community.

As the surname spread across England, it also found its way into other parts of the British Isles, including Scotland and Ireland, where variations such as "Robis" and "Robys" can be found in historical records from the 16th and 17th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Robus

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Robus.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Robus was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Robus has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Robus was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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