Definition of "Robinson"

A surname originating as a patronymic.  examples

A male given name transferred from the surname.  examples

A placename given to several towns in the United States.

1. A city, the county seat of Crawford County, Illinois.  examples

2. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Iowa.  examples

3. A minor city in Brown County, Kansas.  examples

4. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky.  examples

5. An unincorporated community in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.  examples

6. A minor city in Kidder County, North Dakota.  examples

7. A city in McLennan County, Texas.  examples

8. An extinct town in Okanogan County, Washington.  examples

9. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Robinson Township.  examples

A name given to several rivers in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.  examples

(Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Robinson College, Cambridge..  examples