Show ContentsImbert History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The region of ancient France known as Auvergne is where the name Imbert was born. Imbert was a name for someone who lived in Auvergne, where the family was found since the early Middle Ages.

Early Origins of the Imbert family

The surname Imbert was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France.

Early History of the Imbert family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Imbert research. Another 23 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1522, 1654, 1725, 1744, 1747 and 1810 are included under the topic Early Imbert History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Imbert Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Imbault, Imbeault, Imbaud, Imbert, Imbard, Imbart, Imberton, Imbelot, Imberdis, Imbeau and many more.

Early Notables of the Imbert family

Notable amongst the family was

  • Joseph-Gabriel Imbert, born in Marseille in 1654, who was a painter...
  • Colomès-Jacques Imbert was a politician born in Lyon in 1725...
  • Guillaume Imbert de Boudeaux, born in Limoges in 1744, was a literary hack...
  • Barthélemi Imbert, born in Nimes in 1747 was a poet...

Imbert Ranking

In France, the name Imbert is the 325th most popular surname with an estimated 12,253 people with that name. 1


United States Imbert migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Imbert Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Andrew Imbert, who landed in Maryland in 1666-1750 2
  • Andrew Imbert, who sailed to Maryland in 1694
Imbert Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jean Imbert, who landed in Jamestown, Va in 1700 2
  • John Imbert, who landed in Virginia in 1708 2
  • Suzanne Imbert, who arrived in Virginia in 1714 2
  • Jeanne Imbert, who arrived in Virginia in 1714 2
Imbert Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Charles Imbert migrated to Texas in 1890

Canada Imbert migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Imbert Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Simon Imbert, who was born in Ontario in 1608

Contemporary Notables of the name Imbert (post 1700) +

  • Sulpice Imbert de La Platière, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
  • Georges Christian Peter Imbert (1884-1950), French inventor of the wood gas generator for the automobile in 1920
  • Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert (1796-1839), French saint
  • Patrick Louis Imbert, professor of French Literature at the University of Ottawa since 1984
  • Peter Michael Imbert CVO QPM (1933-2017), Baron Imbert, English Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service from 1987 to 1993, Lord Lieutenant of Greater London until 2008
  • Enrique Anderson- Imbert (1910-2000), Argentine novelist, short-story writer and literary critic
  • Françoise Imbert (b. 1947), French politician, member of the National Assembly of France
  • Colm Peter Imbert (b. 1957), politician from Trinidad and Tobago
  • Antonio Imbert Barrera (1920-1965), Dominican Republic President (1965)


  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. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 13) Sulpice Imbert. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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