All over the world, Robertson (Robertson 
, רוברטסון 
, ロバートソン) is quite a common principally male, but scarcely feminine given name. The given name Robertson is characteristic of Philippines, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Ghana, and Cameroon, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Philippines, the United States, and Nigeria. Much more prevalently, Robertson is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Robertson | Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States |
| רוברטסון | Israel |
| Робертсон | Russia, Ukraine |
Robertsen, Robertsson, Róbertson, and โรเบอร์ตสัน
Robertson is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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archibald robertson British publisher, artist, engraver and print seller (b. 1745) |
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archibald robertson Scottish-American artist (1765-1835), US (b. 1765) |
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wyndham robertson Governor of Virginia (1803-1888), US (b. 1803) |
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| archibald robertson Scottish army officer in the East India Company, and one of its directors (b. 1782) |
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| sterling c. robertson American politician in Texas (1785-1842), US (b. 1785) |
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| archibald robertson Royal Navy officer and medical doctor, GB (b. 1789) |
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| bellamy crawford robertson (1799-1847) (b. 1799) |
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archibald robertson British bishop, GB (b. 1853) |
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| sir daniel brooke robertson (1810-1881) (b. 1810) |
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morgan robertson American writer, US (b. 1861) |
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lawson robertson American athlete and coach, US (b. 1883) |
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thorburn brailsford robertson Australian biologist, GB (b. 1884) |
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| duncan robertson (b. 1840) |
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| archibald robertson American politician, US (b. 1850) |
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| duncan robertson Scotland international rugby football player (1851-1907) (b. 1851) |
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