Robb is a surname of Scottish origin, formed from a diminution (reduction) of the name Robert.[1] Robert was a popular name, especially after its use by three Scots Kings in the fourteenth century. Rob is first recorded as a surname in the mid-15th century, with a handful of individuals recorded in the decades either side of 1500. As the 16th century progressed there were early groupings in Aberdeenshire, Lanarkshire and later in Perthshire/Stirlingshire. It is likely that the name originated with the offspring of a Robert or Rob, when surnames began to flourish, but unlike some surnames there is no one source for the name.
The surname was originally spelled Rob, sometimes Robe, but by 1800 the vast majority of families had added an extra 'b', an exception being a wealthy farming family of Perthshire origin that settled in Thirsk, Yorkshire.
Although the surname originates in Scotland, Protestant branches of the family settled in Ireland during the sixteenth century Plantations, with the earliest record of the name appearing in the 1630s. The Robb of Timpany family originated with one James Robb who in the late seventeenth century was said to have been a chief mason of the King's Works in Ireland and an assistant of Inigo Jones. A descendant Captain James Robb built Timpany House in 1780. Another armorial Robb family used the surname Robe, descending from Reverend James Robe of Kilsyth (1688–1753), son of Reverend Michael Rob of Cumbernauld (1645–1721), although their coat of arms recorded with the Lord Lyon descends from the Hamilton family through marriage. The Robb crest shows a bare arm holding a chapeau surrounded with a laurel wreath.
It appears that many Robbs emigrated to the New World from Ireland, rather than Scotland. The surname sometimes became Raab, presumably through the pronunciation, although many Robbs in the New World are originally Raubs of German origin. Amongst many Scottish settlers, there were three Jacobite soldiers (from Angus and Midlothian) transported to America following the Jacobite rising of 1715, and the first Free Kirk Minister to settle in Canada was the Rev. Ralph Robb (1800–1850) a native of Logie parish near Stirling.
The name is often recorded as a sept of the Clan MacFarlane who were based historically on the eastern side of Loch Lomond, but this only stems from an early inclusion of the surname MacRobb, (which is a Highland surname), as a MacFarlane sept. It is unlikely there was ever a link between the, largely, lowland surname and the highland clan.
It is the 192nd (equal) most popular surname in Scotland, judging by births, marriages and deaths in 2018.[2]
This page lists people with the surnameRobb. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
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This article is about the surname For the given name or nickname see Robb given name For other uses see Robb disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Robb news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed May 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Robb is a surname of Scottish origin formed from a diminution reduction of the name Robert 1 Robert was a popular name especially after its use by three Scots Kings in the fourteenth century Rob is first recorded as a surname in the mid 15th century with a handful of individuals recorded in the decades either side of 1500 As the 16th century progressed there were early groupings in Aberdeenshire Lanarkshire and later in Perthshire Stirlingshire It is likely that the name originated with the offspring of a Robert or Rob when surnames began to flourish but unlike some surnames there is no one source for the name The surname was originally spelled Rob sometimes Robe but by 1800 the vast majority of families had added an extra b an exception being a wealthy farming family of Perthshire origin that settled in Thirsk Yorkshire Although the surname originates in Scotland Protestant branches of the family settled in Ireland during the sixteenth century Plantations with the earliest record of the name appearing in the 1630s The Robb of Timpany family originated with one James Robb who in the late seventeenth century was said to have been a chief mason of the King s Works in Ireland and an assistant of Inigo Jones A descendant Captain James Robb built Timpany House in 1780 Another armorial Robb family used the surname Robe descending from Reverend James Robe of Kilsyth 1688 1753 son of Reverend Michael Rob of Cumbernauld 1645 1721 although their coat of arms recorded with the Lord Lyon descends from the Hamilton family through marriage The Robb crest shows a bare arm holding a chapeau surrounded with a laurel wreath It appears that many Robbs emigrated to the New World from Ireland rather than Scotland The surname sometimes became Raab presumably through the pronunciation although many Robbs in the New World are originally Raubs of German origin Amongst many Scottish settlers there were three Jacobite soldiers from Angus and Midlothian transported to America following the Jacobite rising of 1715 and the first Free Kirk Minister to settle in Canada was the Rev Ralph Robb 1800 1850 a native of Logie parish near Stirling The name is often recorded as a sept of the Clan MacFarlane who were based historically on the eastern side of Loch Lomond but this only stems from an early inclusion of the surname MacRobb which is a Highland surname as a MacFarlane sept It is unlikely there was ever a link between the largely lowland surname and the highland clan It is the 192nd equal most popular surname in Scotland judging by births marriages and deaths in 2018 2 People with the surname Robb include Alfred Robb 1873 1935 English physicist Andrew Robb born 1951 Australian politician AnnaSophia Robb born 1993 American actress model and singer Archimedes Robb 1814 1875 American politician Bruce Robb born 1954 American record producer Candace Robb born 1959 American author Carole Robb born 1943 Scottish painter Chuck Robb born 1939 American politician Curtis Robb born 1972 British middle distance runner David Robb born 1947 British actor Douglas Robb disambiguation Ed Robb 1942 2011 American politician George Robb disambiguation Graham Robb born 1958 British author Ian Robb English folk singer Isabel Hampton Robb 1860 1910 American nursing theorist J Hampden Robb 1846 1911 New York politician James Robb disambiguation John Robb disambiguation Lynda Bird Johnson Robb born 1944 elder daughter of former American president Lyndon Baines Johnson Mary Lee Robb 1926 2006 American actress Muriel Robb 1878 1907 British tennis player Natalie J Robb born 1974 Scottish actress Noel Robb 1913 2009 South African activist Paul Robb musician Peter Robb disambiguation R C Robb British athlete at the 1908 Summer Olympics Rafael Robb born 1950 American economist Ralph Robb 1800 1850 Scottish clergyman Richard Robb 1901 1977 Scottish statistician and athlete in the 1928 Olympics Steven Robb born 1982 Scottish footballer Thomas Robb disambiguation See also editRob disambiguation References edit The Surnames of Scotland by George F Black 1946 National Records of Scotland website nbsp This page lists people with the surname Robb If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link by adding the person s given name s to the link 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