ROBERTS
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Last Name Meaning & Related Resources for the Surname ROBERTS
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Definition: 1) Derived from the Welsh given name Robert, meaning "bright fame." From the Germanic elements "hrod" meaning fame and "beraht" meaning bright. 2) Son of Robert.
Surname Origin:
Welsh, German
Alternate Surname Spellings:
ROBERT, ROBARTS, ROBINS, ROBART, ROPARTZ, ROBBERTS, ROPERT, RUPPERT
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ROBERTS Family Trees on the Web
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FamilySearch - ROBERTS Genealogy
Find records, queries, and lineage-linked family trees posted for the ROBERTS surname.
ROBERTS Surname Mailing List
Free mailing list for researchers of the Roberts surname and its variations includes subscription details and a searchable archives of past messages.
Surname Finder - ROBERTS Genealogy & Family Resources
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Cousin Connect - ROBERTS Genealogy Queries
Read or post genealogy queries for the surname ROBERTS, and sign up for free notification when new Roberts queries are added.
DistantCousin.com - ROBERTS Genealogy & Family History
Free databases and genealogy links for the last name ROBERTS.
MyCinnamonToast.com - ROBERTS Genealogy in All Regions
Centralized search results for family trees and other genealogy info on the ROBERTS surname.
References: Surname Meanings & Origins
Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames . Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967.
Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames . Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998.
Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames .
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003.
Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames . Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames . Oxford University
Press, 1997.
Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames . Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.
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