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Where did the English Colbert family come from? What is the English Colbert family crest and coat of arms? When did the Colbert family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Colbert family history?

Colbert is an ancient Norman name that arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Colbert comes from the Norman first name Colbert or Culbert, which arrived in England in the 11th century.

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Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Culbert, Colbert, Culbertson, Colbertson, Culberts, Colberts, Coulbert, Culbart, Culbirt and many more.

First found in Cheshire and Lancashire where they were granted lands by William the Conqueror for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Colbert research. Another 266 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1086, 1205, and 1500 are included under the topic Early Colbert History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Colbert Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Colbert family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 128 words(9 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Colbert name or one of its variants:

Colbert Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Philip Colbert, who arrived in Virginia in 1701-1702

Colbert Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Robert Colbert, aged 54, landed in New York in 1812
  • Patrick Colbert, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1838
  • Mary Colbert settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1849
  • David Colbert settled in New York State in 1849
  • Michl Colbert, aged 40, arrived in New York in 1854


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  • Claudette Colbert (1903-1996), stage and film actress
  • John Patrick Colbert, Economist
  • Stephen Tyrone Colbert (b. 1964), American political satirist
  • Edwin Harris Colbert (1905-2001), distinguished American vertebrate paleontologist
  • Nathan Colbert Jr. (b. 1946), American first baseman
  • James Joseph Colbert (b. 1941), American professional golfer
  • Robert Colbert (b. 1931), American actor
  • Patrick Keary Jerel Colbert (b. 1982), professional American football player
  • Craig Charles Colbert (b. 1965), former American Major League Baseball catcher
  • Richard Gary Colbert (1915-1973), American four-star admiral in the United States Navy

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  7. Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
  8. Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
  9. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  10. Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
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The Colbert Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Colbert Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 8 November 2011 at 17:40.

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