How Many People Have the Last Name Robert?

12,181

people had the surname Robert in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 24,213 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#2,944

Tied with 1 other

Per 100,000 People

4.13

In 2010

Largest Group

71.2%

White

Change Since 2000

+0.4%

+52 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Robert (71.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 15.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Robert ranks #2,199. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 74.3% to 71.2%, and the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 1.7% to 4%.

White 71.2%
Black 15.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino 6.3%

📈 Change Since 2000

Robert grew from 12,129 people in 2000 to 12,181 in 2010 (up 0.4%), and its rank fell from #2,730 to #2,944. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 4.5 to 4.13 people per 100,000.

20002010
People12,12912,181
Rank#2,730#2,944
Per 100,000 people4.54.13

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Robert

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#2,940Oates12,202
#2,942Nunes12,191
#2,943Harley12,186
#2,944Talbert12,181
#2,944Robert12,181
#2,946Hopson12,180
#2,947Waterman12,177

👤 Robert as a First Name

Robert is a first name too: about 2,587,916 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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