Robins/Robbins Surname Trivia (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Sunday, September 02, 2012, 22:49 (4467 days ago) @ m p griffiths

All this talk of Robins and Bristol reminded me that one of the city's football teams is nicknamed the Robins, I wondered if there was a local Mr Robins or somesuch involved with their early history ?.
HOWEVER, my best efforts suggest Bristol City FC, formed in 1897, are simply called this as they have always worn red shirts. On occasions the official club crest has included a Robin redbreast perched beneath the Clifton suspension bridge, although sadly this tradition seems out of favour in these more commercially-minded days.

HOWEVER I do see that the surname Robins or even more strikingly Robbins are very much geographically associated with the Bristol/West Country area, as the Census's show, see below. So if nothing else it seems no surprise Robins families in relatively nearby Newent could or would have Bristol connections.

http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/Map2.aspx?name=ROBBINS&year=1881&altyear=1998...