Where does “Roberson” come from?

Roberson is an English surname derived from Anglo-Norman Robert, a personal name meaning "bright fame" that became established as a hereditary family name.

Ancestry of “Roberson”, step by step

Roberson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Sơn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSơn—
2Middle Englishsoneson; soon; Alternative form of sonne
3Old Englishsōnaimmediately, at once
4Proto-West Germanicsān(ō)immediately
5Proto-Germanicsēna—
6Proto-Germanic*sa—
7Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
8Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via English robert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrobert—
2Anglo-NormanRobert—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →