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William Robinson

in the US

There are 3,547 people with the name "William Robinson" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
William	6
Robinson	26
William Robinson	438

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is 434th most common Edward Johnson
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is 436th most common John Morris
is 437th most common Mark Davis
is 438th most common William Robinson
is 439th most common David Robinson
is 440th most common Jerry Johnson
is 441st most common James Sullivan
is 442nd most common Mary Thomas

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Meaning & History

William

Robinson

(male) Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John, but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.

Short forms: Will, Bill.

Pet forms: Willy, Willie, Billy.

Cognates: Irish: Uilliam. Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam. Welsh: Gwilym. German: Wilhelm. Dutch: Willem. Scandinavian: Vilhelm. French: Guillaume. Spanish: Guilermo. Catalan: Guillem. Portuguese: Guilherme. Italian: Guglielmo. Czech: Vilém. Slovenian: Viljem. Hungarian: Vilmos. Lithuanian: Vilhelmas. Latvian: Vilhelms.