Roberts Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Roberts

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Suggested Readings for Roberts
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About Family Crests

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Origins Available: English, Welsh

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

The Roberts surname is derived from the personal name Robert. This name was originally came from the Old German words "hrod" and "behrt," which mean "fame" and "bright." It was introduced to Britain by Normans during the time of Edward the Confessor, and became very popular. A large number of diminutives and pet-forms were derived from this name in early times.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Robert, Roberts, Robart, Robarts, Robberds and many more.

First found in Kent, where a Willelmus filius Roberti was listed in the Domesday Book. Also from the Domesday Book, we find a Robert the Bursar, Sheriff of Worcestershire, who held a castle at Tamworth, Staffordshire and had holdings in Gloucester, Leicester, Lincoln and Warwick; as well as Robert, son of Fafiton, who had holdings in Bedford, Cambridge, Huntingdon, and Middlesex.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Eleanor and Griffith Robarts, who settled in Barbados in 1676; James Robarts settled in New Haven Conn. in 1822; James Robert settled in Maryland in 1666.

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Suggested Readings for the name Roberts

Roberts-Allen Families by Merritt E. Roberts

Some noteworthy people of the name Roberts

Doris Roberts (b. 1929), American actress
Julia Roberts (b. 1967), Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model
Tiffany Roberts, American soccer player
Granville Oral Roberts (b. 1918), American evangelist
Edwin A. Roberts Jr., American reporter who won the 1974 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914), English soldier
Sir Gilbert Roberts (1899-1978), English civil engineer
William Patrick Roberts (1895-1980), English artist
Denys Kilham Roberts, British barrister and editor
Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts (1860-1943), Canadian writer
Kate Roberts (1891-1985), Welsh novelist
Thomas William Roberts (1856-1931), English Australian landscape and portrait painter
Lieutenant Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts (1917-1979), British sailor awarded the Victoria Cross during WWII
Earl Roberts (1832-1914), British Field marshal
David Roberts (1796-1864), Scottish painter
Richard Roberts (1789-1864), Welsh mechanical engineer
Sir Stephen Henry Roberts (1901-1971), Australian historian
Anita Roberts (1942-2006), American molecular biologist
Austin Roberts (1883-1948), South African zoologist
Bernard Roberts (b. 1933), notable British pianist

Tell Me More About Family Crests

Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Roberts family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Roberts coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Roberts genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Roberts Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Roberts 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.