Robison (name)

For other uses, see Robison.

Robison

Language(s)	Germanic
Origin
Meaning	"son of Rob"
Region of origin	Scotland
Other names
Variant form(s)	Robeson, Robson, Robinson, Robertson (given name and surname)

Robison is an English language patronymic surname, meaning "son of Rob" (a shortened form of Robert, of Norse Gaelic origin.) Robison is a rare given name.

Surname

• Brian Robison (born 1983), American former NFL player
• Ansel C. Robison and Ansel W. Robison, animal dealers in San Francisco
• Bruce Robison (born 1966), American singer-songwriter; brother of Charlie Robison
• Carson Robison (1890–1957), American singer-songwriter
• Charlie Robison (1964–2023), American singer-songwriter; brother of Bruce Robison
• Darrell Robison (1931–2002), American alpine skier
• David Fullerton Robison (1816–1859), American politician
• Emily Robison (born 1972), American singer-songwriter
• George Robison (1931–2016), American NFL player
• Grant Robison (born 1978), American track and field athlete
• Howard W. Robison (1915–1987), American politician
• James Robison (disambiguation), several people
• Jim Robison, American bridge player
• Jim Robison (born 1939), American ceramicist and sculptor
• Joel Walter Robison (1815–1889), leader in Texas independence and state representative for Fayette County
• John Robison (disambiguation), several people
• Louise Y. Robison (1866–1946), American, general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Luther (Luke) Robison (born ?), Writer and restorer of the historic Round Barn of Arcadia
• Mary Robison (born 1949), American author
• Michael Robison (born 1955), Canadian film- and television director
• Olin Clyde Robison (1936–2018), American, president of Middlebury College
• Paula Robison (born 1941), American flutist and teacher
• Samuel Robison (1867–1952), American, Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy
• Shona Robison (born 1966), member of the Scottish Parliament
• Stephanie Robison (born 1976), American artist
• Tina Gunn Robison, American former basketball player
• Tommy Robison (born 1961), American football player
• Willard Robison (1894–1968), American composer of popular songs

Given name

• Robison Pratt (born 1980), Saudi Arabian-born Mexican Olympic pole vaulter and NCAA national champion
• Robison Wells (born 1978), American novelist

See also

• Roberson (surname)
• Robeson (disambiguation), includes a list of people with surname Roberson
• Robinson (name)