| ![Show Contents]() Roberta History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy Early Origins of the Roberta familyThe surname Roberta was first found in Piacenza, sometime during the 17th century, though the Roberta name is found all over Italy. The variations ending in "i" are mostly from the north, whereas those that end in "o" originate in the south. The name Roberta, like many surnames originated as a personal name; it shares the same origin as the English name "Robert," coming from the German first name Hrodebert, which is composed of the elements "hrod" and "berht," meaning "fame" and "bright." Early History of the Roberta familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Roberta research. Another 35 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Roberta History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Roberta Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Roberto, Roberti, Robertis, Ruberti, Ruberto and many more. Early Notables of the Roberta familyAnother 39 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Roberta Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Roberta migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Roberta Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mr. T. C. Roberta, (b. 1846), aged 32, Canadian sailor traveling from Colón aboard the ship "S.S. Claribel" arriving in New York in 1878 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Roberta (post 1700) | + |
- Mrs. Sarah Roberta Brownlee M.B.E., Irish Chair for Southern Health and Social Care Trust Northern Ireland, was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire on 29th December 2018 for services to Health and Social Care and charitable Fundraising 2
- Vivian Roberta Vance (1909-1979), American award winning television and theater actress and singer best known for her role as Ethel Mertz, sidekick to Lucille Ball on the American television sitcom I Love Lucy
- Eileen Roberta Donovan (1915-1996), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Barbados, 1969-74 3
- M. Roberta Foerst, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2000 4
- Roberta Farinelli (b. 1975), Italian former synchronized swimmer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Roberta Wright McCain (1912-2020), American socialite, oil heiress, and centenarian, wife of U.S. Naval Admiral John S. McCain Jr. and mother of politician John S. McCain III and stage actor and journalist Joe McCain
- Mrs. Roberta Jocelyn Narroway M.B.E., British Headteacher for Valley Primary School in Solihull, was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire on 8th June 2018, for services to Primary Education 5
- Roberta Arline Haynes (1927-2019), née Schack, an American actress from Wichita Falls, Texas who active from 1949 until 1989
- Roberta Wohlstetter (1912-2007), born Roberta Mary Morgan, one of America's most important historians of military intelligence, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Roberta Achtenberg (b. 1950), American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for California State Assembly, 1988; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996, 2000 6
- Barbados archives retrieved 27th October 2021 from https://atthebarbadosarchives.wordpress.com/2003/07/18/barbados-heritage-passenger-lists-and-barbados-departures/
- "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62310, 4 July 2019 | London Gazette, The Gazette, June 2018, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62310/supplement/B1
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, August 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Roberta migration to the United States 
