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The English invasion and occupation of Ireland from 1166 AD. met with constant resistance. One such threat to English control was Edward Bruce, brother of King Robert 1st of Scotland. Edward Bruce was slain in Battle during 1318. The Irish outside of the Pale were viewed as enemies due to their constant forays into English held territory. Being feared by the English, the Irish sought and received tribute to prevent raids on their settlements.
The surname Robinson when found in Ireland is of family origin. Surnames, also designated as family names, or alternatively a last name, were added to a given or baptismal name. This name was in many cases inherited and held collectively by members of a family group. Initially surnames identified one by connection to a family member, foremost being the father. e.g. John(son), Jack(son), etc. In this case the name means 'the son of Robin' a diminutive of Robert. Although ultimately of English origin the surname Robinson has been well established in Ireland from comparatively recent times and has become quite numerous in Ireland, especially in Ulster.
The surname most probably arrived in Ireland during the time of the Plantation Periods. The Plantation Periods of the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries were a result of English incursions inflicted on the Irish population. In the 17th century the defeat of the Irish by the English at the battle of Kinsale in 1602, and the confiscation of their estates resulted in the settlement of Scottish and English families on the land which was once owned by these Irish families.
Investigations of the surname Robinson or a variant show that it appears in documents from at least the 14th century when John Robynson is mentioned in the Court Rolls of Manor of Wakefield, Yorkshire, in the year 1324 and Richard Robynson is recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of Lancashire in 1332. The Subsidy Rolls was a taxation system devised during the middle ages. All citizens of the realm were obliged to contribute to this form of taxation, the amount levied was assessed by the total value of their assets. Whether one was rich or poor the obligation had to be met. This form of tax was introduced in 1327.
(references : Oxford Dictionary of Firtst Names, Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames, Library of Family History Surnames)
Submitted by Bill Robinson, bilrob@globalnet.co.uk
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