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![Show Contents]() Jalbert History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Jalbert familyThe surname Jalbert was first found in Hampshire where John Joyberd was listed in the Assize Rolls of 1256. Years later, Robert Joyberd was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Essex in 1327. The name was derived from the Old French names Jaubert, Joubert and Jobert. 1 Early History of the Jalbert familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jalbert research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Jalbert History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Jalbert Spelling VariationsThe first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Jalbert has been spelled many different ways, including Jalbert, Joubert, Jobert, Jubert, Jalabert, Goubert, Joyberd, Goisbert, Joberti, Gaubert, Jaubert, Joubert and many more. Early Notables of the Jalbert familyDistinguished members of the family include - the Jalbert family of Hampshire
Jalbert RankingIn the United States, the name Jalbert is the 9,017th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Jalbert is ranked the 410th most popular surname. 3 Migration of the Jalbert familyThousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Jalberts to arrive in North America: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Jalbert (post 1700) | + |
- Louis C. Jalbert, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1944 (alternate), 1956 4
- Eugene Louis Jalbert (b. 1885), American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1936 4
- Pierre Jalbert (1925-2014), Canadian Emmy Award nominated actor, motion picture film and sound editor, best known for his role in Combat!, brother of René Marc Jalbert
- René Marc Jalbert CV (1921-1996), Canadian soldier who served in World War II and the Korean war, Sergeant-at-Arms who prevented a hostage taking at the Quebec Parliament and was awarded the Cross Of Valour
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