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Roberts (surname)

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Roberts
Language(s)Welsh, English
Origin
Meaning"Robert's son", "bright renown"
Region of originWales, England

Roberts is a surname of English and Welsh origin, deriving from the given name Robert, meaning "bright renown" – from the Germanic elements "hrod" meaning renown and "beraht" meaning bright. The surname, meaning "son of Robert", is common in North Wales and elsewhere in the United Kingdom.

People

Main article: List of people with surname Roberts

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Notes

  1. Vanderpool Gormley, C.G., Myra (2007). "How Green Was My Valley? The Welsh: Surnames and Migrations". GenealogyMagazine.com. Stephenville, Texas, USA: Datatrace Systems. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967. No ISBN.
  3. Hanks, Patricia and Hodges, Flavia. 1990. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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