ROBERTSON
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Last Name Meaning & Related Resources for the Surname ROBERTSON
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Definition: Patronymic name meaning "son of Robert." Robert is a Welsh given name Robert which comes from the Old German "Hrodebert" meaning "fame, bright."
Surname Origin:
Welsh, German
Alternate Surname Spellings:
ROBERSON, ROBERTS
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FamilySearch - ROBERTSON Genealogy
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ROBERTSON Surname Mailing List
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Surname Finder - ROBERTS Genealogy & Family Resources
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Cousin Connect - ROBERTSON Genealogy Queries
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DistantCousin.com - ROBERTSON Genealogy & Family History
Free databases and genealogy links for the last name ROBERTSON.
MyCinnamonToast.com - ROBERTSON Genealogy in All Regions
Centralized search results for family trees and other genealogy info on the ROBERTSON 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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