Gender: Male
On the name Robert Erskine, Robert means Bright with Fame, Famed, Bright, Shining, An All-time Favorite Boys Name Since the Middle Ages, A, 14th-century King Robert the Bruce, Robert Burns the Poet. Erskine means Dweller of the Top of the Cliff, From the High Cliff.
The name Robert Erskine is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Robert is commonly found in United States of America, United Kingdom, Poland, and 99 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Robert is recorded 344,872 times globally, ranking it as the 95th most common name worldwide.
Robert is most prevalent in United States of America, with 109,143 occurrences, making it the 14th most popular name in the country.
In Poland, the name Robert is found among 1 in every 4 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #14 | 1 : 17 |
| United Kingdom | #28 | 1 : 13 |
| Poland | #33 | 1 : 4 |
| France | #201 | 1 : 72 |
| Germany | #52 | 1 : 22 |
| Netherlands | #24 | 1 : 26 |
| Italy | #445 | 1 : 120 |
| South Africa | #139 | 1 : 250 |
| Canada | #22 | 1 : 42 |
| Peru | #182 | 1 : 134 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Robert from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Robert Erskine (1735–1780) was a Scottish inventor and engineer who came to the British colonial Province of New Jersey in 1771 to run the ironworks at Ringwood, New Jersey. He subsequently became sympathetic to the movement for independence. In 1776 during the American Revolutionary War he designed an underwater cheval-de-frise that was installed across the Hudson River at the north end of Manhattan to prevent passage of British ships upriver.
Robert Horace "Doc" Erskine was an American college football and basketball coach. He served at Loyola University New Orleans as the head football coach from 1933 to 1934 and as the head basketball coach from 1924 to 1925 and 1933 to 1939.
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