Roberts (surname)
Roberts is a British surname of patronymic origin or reflecting servile status, deriving from the 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, Wales, Ireland and the Isle of Man, with the biggest concentration by far occurring in North Wales. The name is also common in Scotland.
People
Fictional characters
- Alf Roberts, television series character from Coronation Street
- Audrey Roberts, television series character from Coronation Street
- Renee Roberts, television series character from Coronation Street
- Barbara Millicent Roberts, doll known as Barbie
- Dread Pirate Roberts, a character in The Princess Bride
- Irene Roberts, television series character from Home and Away
- Skipper Roberts, doll known as Skipper
- Summer Roberts, television series character from The O.C.
- Tutti and Todd Roberts, dolls known as Tutti and Todd
- Renée Roberts, English dubbed name for Zakuro Fujiwara in Tokyo Mew Mew
See also
Notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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