Definition of "Robbins"

An English surname originating as a patronymic, from Robin + -s.  examples

A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an adopted anglicization of Mac Roibín (“son of Robin”) (Cribbin).  examples

A locale in the United States.

1. A city in North Carolina; named for Karl Robbins, Russian-American manufacturer and philanthropist.  examples

2. A village and suburb of Chicago in Illinois; named for real estate developer Eugene S. Robbins.  examples

3. A census-designated place in Sutter County, California, United States.  examples

4. A census-designated place in Tennessee.  examples

5. An unincorporated community in Michigan; named for local sawmill owner F. S. Robbins.  examples

6. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for early settler Henry Clay Robbins.  examples

7. A ghost town in Virginia; named for early settler Charles Robbins.  examples