Robison (name)
Encyclopedia
Robison is an English language
patronymic
surname
, meaning "son of Rob" (a shortened form of Robert
, of Germanic
origin). There are similar surname spellings. Robison is a rare given name
. People with the name Robison or its variant forms include:
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, meaning "son of Rob" (a shortened form of Robert
Robert
The name Robert is a Germanic given name, from hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". It is also in use as a surname.After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form Robert, where an Old English cognate form had existed before the Norman Conquest...
, of Germanic
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
origin). There are similar surname spellings. Robison is a rare given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. People with the name Robison or its variant forms include:
Surname
- Brian RobisonBrian RobisonBrian Gale Robison is an American football defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns...
(b. 1983), American football player - Bruce RobisonBruce RobisonBruce Robison is an Austin-based Texas country music singer-songwriter. Bruce and his brother, fellow singer-songwriter Charlie Robison, grew up in Bandera, Texas near San Antonio, and he currently resides in Austin, Texas...
(b. ?), American singer, songwriter; brother of Charlie Robison - Carson RobisonCarson RobisonCarson Jay Robison was an American country music singer and songwriter. Although his impact is generally forgotten today, he played a major role in promoting country music in its early years through numerous recordings and radio appearances. He was also known as Charles Robison and sometimes...
(1890 - 1957), American singer, songwriter - Charlie RobisonCharlie RobisonCharles Fitzgerald "Charlie" Robison is an Texas Country singer/songwriter, who was raised in Bandera, Texas. His brother is singer/songwriter Bruce Robison...
(b. 1964), American singer, songwriter; brother of Bruce Robison - David Fullerton RobisonDavid Fullerton RobisonDavid Fullerton Robison was an Opposition Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
(1816 – 1859), American politician - Emily Robison (b. 1972), American singer, songwriter
- Grant RobisonGrant RobisonGrant Robison is a male track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in the middle distance events. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the men's 1,500 metres at the 2003 Pan American Games. He ran for the Stanford University.-References:*...
(b. 1978), American track and field athlete - Howard W. RobisonHoward W. RobisonHoward Winfield Robison was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(1915 - 1987), American politician - James Robison (disambiguation)
- John Elder RobisonJohn Elder RobisonJohn Elder Robison is the author of the 2007 memoir Look Me in the Eye, detailing his life living with Asperger syndrome. He is the elder brother of memoirist Augusten Burroughs, who also wrote about his childhood in the memoir Running with Scissors.-Life:Robison was born in Athens, Georgia while...
(b. 1957), American author - John RobisonJohn Robison (physicist)John Robison FRSE was a Scottish physicist and mathematician. He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Edinburgh....
(1739 – 1805), Scottish physicist - Julie Aberg RobisonJulie Aberg RobisonJulie Aberg Robison is a member of the town council of Cary, North Carolina.Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Robison holds a master's degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Wisconsin–Madison...
(b. 1958), American politician - Louise Y. RobisonLouise Y. RobisonLouise Yates Robison was the seventh general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1928 to 1939....
(1866 - 1946), American, general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Mary RobisonMary RobisonMary Cennamo Robison is an American short story writer and novelist. She has published four collections of stories, and four novels, including her 2001 novel Why Did I Ever, winner of the 2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for fiction. Her most recent novel, released in 2009, is One D.O.A., One...
(b. 1949), American author - Olin Clyde RobisonOlin Clyde RobisonOlin Clyde Robison served as the thirteenth president of Middlebury College, 1975-1990.A native of Anacoco, Louisiana, Robison studied at Baylor University and Southwestern Theological Seminary, and received a D. Phil. from Oxford in 1963. He held various positions in the Johnson administration,...
(b. 1936), American, president of Middlebury College - Paula Robison (b. ?), American flutist
- Samuel RobisonSamuel RobisonAdmiral Samuel Shelburne Robison CB, USN was a United States Navy officer whose service extended from the 1890s through the early 1930s. He held several major commands during World War I, and from 1928-1931 served as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy...
(1867 - 1952), American, Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. - Shona RobisonShona RobisonShona Robison is a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dundee East. She was elected as a Scottish National Party candidate in the 2003 election...
(b. ?), member of the Scottish Parliament - Stephanie RobisonStephanie RobisonStephanie Robison is the professional name of Stephanie Robison Baggs, a sculpture artist based in Portland, Oregon. She received her Masters of Fine Arts in Sculpture from the University of Oregon in 2004...
(b. 1976), American artist - Willard RobisonWillard RobisonWillard Robison was an American composer of popular song. Born in Shelbina, Missouri, his songs reflect a rural, melancholy theme steeped in Americana. Their warm style has drawn comparison to Hoagy Carmichael...
(1894 - 1968), American composer of popular song