A surname of English origin, also used as a given name, meaning 'son of Robin'.
From Middle English, combining 'Robin' (a diminutive of Robert meaning 'bright fame') with the suffix '-son' meaning 'son of'. The name became famous through Daniel Defoe's 1719 novel 'Robinson Crusoe'.
The Robinson Crusoe story was so influential that 'robinsonade' became a literary term for any survival story on a deserted island. Interestingly, the character was based on real-life castaway Alexander Selkirk, who survived four years on an uninhabited island.
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