Robertson (surname)

Robertson is a patronymic surname, originating in northern England and Scotland. It means "son of Robert". Notable people with the surname include:

• A. Willis Robertson (1887-1971), former U.S. Senator from Virginia, father of Pat Robertson
• Alec Robertson, New Zealand lawn bowler
• Alfred J. Robertson, American college sports coach
• Alvin Robertson (born 1962), former professional basketball player
• Archibald Robertson (disambiguation)
• Arthur Scott Robertson, Scottish Fiddler
• B. A. Robertson (born 1956), Scottish musician songwriter
• Bob Robertson (born 1946), former Major League Baseball player
• Bobby Robertson, American football player
• Brian Robertson (born 1956), British rock guitarist
• Brian Hubert Robertson (1896–1974), a British Army General and politician
• Britt Robertson (born 1990), American actress
• Bruce Robertson (disambiguation)
• Cliff Robertson (1923–2011), American actor
• David Robertson (disambiguation)
• Denise Robertson (1932–2016), British writer and television broadcaster
• Dennis Robertson (disambiguation)
• Donald Struan Robertson
• Dougal Robertson, Scottish author and sailor; survived 38 days stranded at sea with his family
• Douglas Moray Cooper Lamb Argyll Robertson (1837–1909), Scottish ophthalmologist
• Ed Robertson (born 1970), lead singer of the Barenaked Ladies
• Edith Anne Robertson (1883–1973), Scottish poet who wrote in both English and Scots
• Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson, early settler in Texas, signed the Texas Order of Secession in 1861
• Gavin Robertson (born 1966), Australian cricketer
• Geoffrey Robertson (born 1946), Australian-born lawyer, author, and broadcaster
• George Robertson (disambiguation)
• George S. Robertson (1872–1967), British athlete
• Gordon Robertson (disambiguation)
• Gregor Robertson (disambiguation)
• R. G. Hamish Robertson (born 1943), Canadian physicist
• Harry Robertson (disambiguation)
• Hezekiah D. Robertson (1826–1870), New York politician
• Horace Robertson (1894–1960), Australian Lieutenant General
• Howard P. Robertson (1903–1961), mathematical physicist
• Hugh Robertson (disambiguation)
• Ian Robertson, Lord Robertson (1912–2005), High Court of Justiciary judge who contributed greatly to Scottish law
• J. M. Robertson (1856–1933), British journalist, secularist and Liberal MP
• Jackie Robertson (1928–2014), Scottish professional footballer
• James Robertson (disambiguation)
• James Wilson Robertson (1899–1983), former Governor-General of Nigeria
• Jerry Robertson (disambiguation)
• John Robertson (disambiguation)
• Julian Robertson (born 1932), American investor and philanthropist
• Kaine Robertson (born 1980), Italian rugby player
• Kathleen Robertson (born 1973), Canadian actress
• Leroy Robertson (1896–1971), American composer and music educator
• Lloyd Robertson (born 1934), Canadian journalist
• Margaret Murray Robertson (1823–1897), Canadian teacher and writer
• Max Robertson (1915-2009), English sports commentator
• Michael Robertson (discus thrower) (born 1983), American discus thrower
• Nancy Robertson, Canadian actress (Corner Gas)
• Nate Robertson (born 1977), Major League Baseball player
• Neil Robertson (disambiguation)
• Nic Robertson (born 1962), prominent CNN war reporter
• Oscar Robertson (born 1938), former professional basketball player
• P. L. Robertson (1879–1951), inventor of the Robertson screwdriver and screw
• Percy Robertson (1868–1934), English watercolour landscape painter and etcher
• Phil Robertson, founder of Duck Commander and co-star of Duck Dynasty
• Pat Robertson (born 1930), American Christian televangelist
• Pauline Robertson (born 1968), Scottish field hockey player
• Robbie Robertson (born 1943), Canadian musician and songwriter, former member of The Band
• Robert Gordon Robertson (born 1917), Canadian politician
• Roland Robertson, British sociologist and theorist of globalization
• Sterling C. Robertson Empresario under Mexican Texas, settled Robertson's Colony
• Steven Robertson, British actor
• Stuart Robertson (disambiguation)
• Thomas Robertson (disambiguation)
• Thomas William Robertson (1829–1871), Victorian playwright
• Tommy Robertson (footballer, born 1873) (1873–1939), Scottish international footballer
• Vernon Robertson (1890–1971), British civil engineer
• William Robertson (disambiguation)
• Wyndham Robertson (1803–1888), Governor of Virginia
• Robertson brothers (pastoralists) John Holland Robertson (died 1909), William Robertson (died 1914) and Robert Robertson (1846–1928), cattle, horse and sheep breeders of South Australia

See also

• Clan Robertson, a Scottish clan
• Robertson (disambiguation)
• Robinson (name)