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Early Origins of the Rembert family

The surname Rembert was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. Roger of Rames, a Norman Baron, took his name from the castle of Rames in Bolbec, near Havre in Normandy joined William the Conqueror at Hastings and was granted considerable estates in Essex and Suffolk in England. Saint Rimbert (or Rembert) (830-888), born in Flanders, was Archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg from 865-888.

Early History of the Rembert family

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Rembert Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Raimbaud, Raimbaudière, Rambaudière, Raimbault, Rimbaud, Rambaud, Rambault, Rambauld, Rimbault, Raimbert, Rimbert, Rambert, Raimbourg, Rambourg, Rimbourg, Rambevaulx, Reimbault, Reimbaut, Reimbaud, Reimbert, Reimbold, Reinbold, Rembaud, Rembert, Rames, Raimes, Raime, Raimbaugh, Rainbow, Rambow and many more.

Early Notables of the Rembert family

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Rembert Ranking

In the United States, the name Rembert is the 5,258th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Rembert migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rembert Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Ann Bressan Rembert, who settled in South Carolina sometime between 1670 and 1700
  • Anne Rembert, who settled in South Carolina sometime between 1695 and 1696
  • Anne Bressan Rembert, who settled in Carolina sometime between 1695 and 1696

Contemporary Notables of the name Rembert (post 1700) +

  • Michael Rembert, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972 2
  • Rembert George Weakland (b. 1927), American prelate of the Catholic Church, Archbishop of Milwaukee (1977-2002)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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