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Early Origins of the Helbert family

The surname Helbert was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where the name is unquestionably derived from Albertus, from the Anglo Saxon Aethelbeort, the first being recorded as Albertus of Dundee about 1214 and succeeded by Cleopha Alberti in 1281. The affectation of the 'H' in front of the name did not arrive until the 15th century, and at this time the canting of the Arms for the name became associated with the pike-like weapon common amongst the Scottish/English Border Clans known as 'The Steel Bonnets' from the 13th century onward.

Early History of the Helbert family

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Helbert Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Halbert, Halpert, Halberdyne, Halberdyn, Hallbert and many more.

Early Notables of the Helbert family

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Helbert Ranking

In France, the name Helbert is the 4,550th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1


United States Helbert migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Helbert Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Ellinor Helbert, who landed in Virginia in 1706 2
  • Jean Helbert, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1763 2
Helbert Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Helbert, who landed in Tippecanoe County, Ind in 1849 2
Helbert Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Marcel Helbert, aged 23, originally from Paris, France, arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Lafayette" from Le Havre, France 3
  • Raymonde Helbert, aged 22, originally from Paris, France, arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Lafayette" from Le Havre, France 3
  • Robert Helbert, aged 17, arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Paris" from Le Havre, France 3
  • Louis Helbert, aged 26, arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Patria" from Marseilles 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Helbert (post 1700) +

  • Caroline Helbert, English musician, drummer for Desperate Journalist, a London-based post punk band, formed in 2012
  • John Helbert (1785-1861), English businessman who co-founded the broking firm Helbert, Wagg & Co., father of John Helbert
  • John Helbert Helbert (b. 1829), English officer in the 5th Madras Light Cavalry and military correspondent to the Times during the 1877 Turco-Russian war
  • Lionel Helbert (1870-1919), English founder of West Downs School, Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire, son of John Helbert
  • John Helbert Helbert (b. 1829), English officer in the 5th Madras Light Cavalry and military correspondent to the Times during the 1877 Turco-Russian war
  • Helbert Frederico "Fred" Carreiro da Silva (b. 1979), Brazilian footballer


  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. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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