Roberts (surname)
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| Region of origin | North Wales |
Roberts is a surname of Norman origin, deriving from the Norman given name Robert, meaning "bright renown" – from the Germanic elements "hrod" meaning renown and "beraht" meaning bright. Roberts may mean either "servant of Robert" or "son of Robert"; the latter is more common in Wales, while the former is more common in England.[1][2] Although the name Robert was known in the British isles before the Norman Conquest in 1066, it was mainly introduced into Britain by the Normans.[3] Today the surname Roberts is common in England, Ireland, Wales and the Isle of Man, with the biggest concentration by far occurring in North Wales. In colloquial North-Walian Welsh "Roberts" is often pronounced as "Robaits".[citation needed] The name is also common in Scotland.
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People
- Andrew Roberts (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bip Roberts (born 1963), American baseball player
- Buddy Roberts (1947–2012), ring name of Canadian-born American professional wrestler Dale Hey
- Craig Roberts (born 1991), British actor
- David Roberts (disambiguation), multiple people
- Emma Roberts (born 1991), American actress
- Eric Roberts (born 1956), American actor
- Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832–1914), British soldier
- Jake "The Snake" Roberts (born 1955), ring name of American professional wrestler Aurelian Smith, Jr.
- Jamie Roberts (born 1986), Welsh rugby player
- John Glover Roberts, Jr. (born 1955), current Chief Justice of the United States
- Julia Roberts (born 1967), American actress
- Kurt Roberts (born 1988), American shot putter
- Meade Roberts (1930-1992), American screenwriter
- Michael Roberts (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nora Roberts (born 1950), American bestselling author of more than 209 romance novels
- Pat Roberts, (born 1936), US senator from Kansas
- Pernell Roberts Jr. (1928–2010), American actor
- Tanya Roberts (born 1955), American actress
- Terrell Roberts (born 1981), American football player
- Tommy Ed Roberts (1940–2014), American politician and businessman
Fictional characters
- Audrey Roberts, television series character from Coronation Street
- Barbara Millicent Roberts, doll known as Barbie
- Skipper Roberts, doll known as Skipper
- Tutti and Todd Roberts, dolls known as Tutti and Todd
- Dread Pirate Roberts, A character in "The Princess Bride"
See also
- Robert (surname)
- Robertson (disambiguation)
- Roberts (disambiguation)
- Robarts (disambiguation)
- Robards
Notes
- ↑ Gormley, Myra Vanderpool. 2007. How Green was my Valley? The Welsh: Surnames and Migrations. http://www.genealogymagazine.com/welsh.html. Accessed 22 Oct 2008
- ↑ Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967. No ISBN.
- ↑ Hanks, Patricia and Hodges, Flavia. 1990. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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