Roberts (surname)

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[1][2][3] and elsewhere in the United Kingdom.

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

People

Fictional characters
  • Alf Roberts, Audrey Roberts and Renee Roberts, from British soap opera Coronation Street
  • Barbara Millicent Roberts, doll known as Barbie
  • Dread Pirate Roberts, a character in The Princess Bride
  • Irene Roberts, from Australian soap opera Home and Away
  • Renée Roberts, English dubbed name for Zakuro Fujiwara in Tokyo Mew Mew
  • Skipper Roberts, doll known as Skipper
  • Summer Roberts, from American television series The O.C.
  • Tutti and Todd Roberts, dolls known as Tutti and Todd

See also
  • Roberts family (Liberia)
  • Robert (surname)
  • Robertson (disambiguation)
  • Roberts (disambiguation)
  • Robarts (disambiguation)
  • Robards

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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