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Early Origins of the Guilbert family

The surname Guilbert was first found in Provence where this honorable family held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Guilbert family

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Guilbert Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gilbert, Gilberts, Gibert, Giberti, Gilibert, Gilabert, Gilbertin, Gilberton, Gilbertas, Gilbertin, Giberton, Gilbon, Gilbain and many more.

Early Notables of the Guilbert family

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Guilbert Ranking

In France, the name Guilbert is the 320th most popular surname with an estimated 12,636 people with that name. 1


United States Guilbert migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Guilbert Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Francois Guilbert, who arrived in Louisiana in 1805-1809 2
  • Eugene Guilbert, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1807 2

Canada Guilbert migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Guilbert Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Jean Guilbert, who arrived in Quebec in 1668 from Picardy to the east of Normandy

Australia Guilbert migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Guilbert Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Henrietta Guilbert, aged 21, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Pestonjee Bomanjee" 3
  • Louisa Guilbert, aged 23, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Pestonjee Bomanjee" 3
  • Marguerite Guilbert, aged 30, a housemaid, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Emigrant" 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Guilbert (post 1700) +

  • Ann Morgan Guilbert (1928-2016), American television and film actress, best known for her roles as Millie Helper in the sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, and later as Yetta Rosenberg on the sitcom The Nanny
  • Walter D. Guilbert, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1888, 1904; Ohio Auditor of State, 1896-1909 5
  • Gene C. Guilbert, American Republican politician, Delegate to Connecticut State Constitutional Convention 5th District, 1965 5
  • Fred A. Guilbert, American politician, Village President of Woodmere, Michigan; Elected 1903 5
  • E. J. Guilbert, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1912 5
  • Yvette Guilbert (1865-1944), French cabaret singer and actress of the Belle Époque


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. South Australian Register Wednesday 15th March 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Pestonjee Bomanjee 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/hyderabad1854.shtml
  4. South Australian Register Wednesday 25th October 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Emigrant 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/emigrant1854.shtml
  5. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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