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Robbins.

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

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

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

  3. A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Sutter County, California.

  4. A locale in the United States: A village and suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois; named for real estate developer Eugene S. Robbins.

  5. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Haight Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan; named for local sawmill owner F. S. Robbins.

  6. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri; named for early settler Henry Clay Robbins.

  7. A locale in the United States: A town in Moore County, North Carolina; named for Karl Robbins, Russian-American manufacturer and philanthropist.

  8. A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Scott County, Tennessee.

  9. A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Lee County, Virginia; named for early settler Charles Robbins.

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