Roberts derives from the Saxon/Norman given name Robert, meaning "bright fame" – from the Germanic elements "hrod" meaning fame and "beraht" meaning bright. Roberts may mean either "servant of Robert" or "son of Robert"; the latter is more common in Wales, while the former is more common in England.[1][2] Although the name was known in England before the Norman Conquest in 1066, it was mainly introduced into England by the Normans.[3] Today the name is common in both England and Wales, with the biggest concentration by far occurring in North Wales. In colloquial North-Walian Welsh "Roberts" is often pronounced as "Robaits". The name is uncommon in Scotland and Ireland. Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Most of those with the Roberts surname have some sort of lineage pointing towards Ireland, England or Wales. - Abraham Roberts, British general, father of Earl Roberts
- Abraham Roberts (1774-1850), English architect
- Adam Roberts (disambiguation), one of several people
- Alasdair Roberts (musician), Scottish folk musician
- Alasdair Roberts (academic), law professor and author
- Albert H. Roberts, American politician
- Alby Roberts, New Zealand cricketer
- Alf Roberts, fictional character from Coronation Street
- Alfred Roberts, politician and father of Margaret Thatcher
- Alice Roberts, British anatomist, osteoarchaeologist and presenter
- Allene Roberts, American actress
- Alphonso Theodore Roberts, cricketer and activist from Trinidad and Tobago
- Alton Wayne Roberts, Ku Klux Klan member
- Amos Roberts, Australian rugby league player
- Andrew Roberts (historian), British historian
- Andy Roberts (cricketer), Antiguan cricketer
- Andy Roberts (musician), English musician
- Anita Roberts (1942-2006), American molecular biologist
- Anne Roberts, Canadian politician
- Anthony Ellmaker Roberts, American politician
- Ashley Roberts, American burlesque dancer
- Arthur Roberts (comedian), English music hall entertainer
- Arthur Roberts (physicist) (1912–2004), American physicist and composer
- Arthur Spencer Roberts, English painter
- Audrey Roberts, fictional character from Coronation Street
- Austin Roberts (1883-1948), South African zoologist
- Barbara Roberts, American politician
- Barbara Millicent Roberts
- Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate Black Bart
- Ben Roberts, British poker player
- Ben Roberts, television actor
- Benjamin Titus Roberts, American Methodist minister
- Bernadette Roberts, Catholic contemplative
- Bernard Roberts, English pianist
- Betty Roberts, American politician
- Billy Roberts, American songwriter (Hey Joe)
- Bip Roberts, American baseball player
- Bob Roberts (1879-1930), American recording artist.
- Brad Roberts, Canadian musician
- Brian Roberts, (born 1977), American baseball player
- Brian Roberts, American soccer player
- Brian L. Roberts, American CEO
- Brigham Henry Roberts, American Latter Day Saints leader and historian
- Buddy Roberts, American wrestler
- Burt Roberts, American world championship ranked jetboat racer
- C. R. Roberts, American football player
- Cecil Roberts, one of several people including
- Charlie Roberts, English footballer
- Charles Roberts, one of several people including
- Chris Roberts, one of several people
- Christian Roberts, Welsh footballer
- Christopher Trevor-Roberts, British teacher
- Cokie Roberts, American broadcast journalist
- Cord Roberts, a fictional character from the soap opera One Life to Live
- Craig Roberts (1968-2006), Canadian wrestler
- Curt Roberts, Major League baseball second baseman
- Dale Roberts, English footballer
- Dan Roberts, Musician
- Daniel John Roberts, American playwright
- Danny Roberts, Australian actor
- Danny Roberts, American
- Darrell Roberts, American guitarist
- Dave Roberts, American baseball player
- David Roberts, one of several people including
- Dean Roberts, New Zealand musician
- Deborah Roberts, American broadcaster
- Dick Roberts, banjo player
- Doris Roberts, American actress
- Dread Pirate Roberts, fictional character from The Princess Bride
- Denys Tudor Emil Roberts, British administrator in Hong Kong
- Gareth Roberts, British television writer
- Gareth Roberts, Welsh footballer
- Gary Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player
- Gene Roberts, one of several people including
- George Roberts, one of several people including
- Gilroy Roberts, engraver for the United States Mint
- Gordon Ray Roberts, American soldier
- Graham Roberts, English actor
- Grant Roberts, American baseball player
- Greg Roberts (Designer), American Game Designer
- Gregory David Roberts, Australian criminal and writer
- J. O. M. Roberts, Himalayan mountaineer-explorer
- Jake "The Snake" Roberts, American wrestler
- James J. Roberts, newsman and poet
- James Reynolds Roberts, British soldier
- Jane Roberts, American psychic
- Jane Roberts, Lady Roberts, British Royal librarian
- Jason Roberts, one of several people including
- Jeremy Dale Roberts, English composer
- Jimmy Roberts, one of several people including
- Joan Roberts, (born 1918), American actress
- John Roberts, one of several people including
- John G. Roberts, Jr., 17th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
- John Roberts, a CNN television journalist. Formerly worked for CBS News, and formerly a Canadian television host known as J.D. Roberts.
- John Roberts, a former Member of the Parliament of Canada
- John Roberts, Oxford historian and author
- John Roberts, a television host on the Speed Channel
- Saint John Roberts, one of the Catholic Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
- John C. Roberts, founder of Australian construction firm Multiplex
- John Roberts, founder of TEST Transport & Environment Studies consultancy
- John Maddox Roberts, American science fiction writer
- John Milton Roberts, anthropologist
- John Q. Roberts (1914-1942), United States Navy officer, pilot, and Navy Cross recipient
- Jonathan Roberts (1771-1854), American farmer, U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania
- Jonathan Roberts, (fl. 1990s), American author, screenwriter, and TV producer
- Jonathan M. Roberts, writer
- Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809-1876), first President of Liberia
- Julia Roberts, American actress
- Julia Roberts (QVC presenter)
- Julie Roberts, American country singer
- Juliet Roberts, British singer
- Lawrence Roberts, one of several people including
- Leon Roberts, American baseball player
- Les Roberts, one of several people including
- Leslie Roberts Canadian television journalist
- Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Australian rules footballer
- Lincoln Roberts, cricketer from Trinidad and Tobago
- Lisa Roberts, American actress Lisa Roberts Gillan, sister of Julia and Eric Roberts
- Loren Roberts, American golfer
- Luckey Roberts, (1887-1968), American musician
- Luke Roberts, Australian cyclist
- Lynette Roberts, British poet
- Lynne Roberts, American actress
- Marcus Roberts, American jazz pianist
- Margaret Roberts, Maiden name of former British Prime Minister.
- Marietta Roberts, Canadian politician
- Mark Roberts, one of several people including:
- Mark Roberts, English streaker
- Mark Roberts, British singer and guitarist
- Mark Roberts, Australian Football League player
- Mary Roberts, one of several people including
- Matana Roberts, American jazz saxophonist
- Matt Roberts, American guitarist
- Michael Roberts, one of several people including:
- Michelle Roberts, Australian politician
- Mike Roberts, American sports broadcaster
- Monty Roberts, horse trainer
- Morganna Roberts, American baseball personality Morganna
- Rachel Roberts, one of several people including
- Ralph Roberts, one of several people including
- Rhydian Roberts (born 1983), Welsh singer
- Richard Roberts, one of several people including
- Rick Roberts, one of several people including
- Robert Roberts (1780-1860), abolitionist, author of The House Servant's Directory
- Robert Richford Roberts, American Methodist bishop
- Rev. Lord Roger Roberts, Baron Roberts of Llandudno, British Liberal Democrat Peer
- Robin Roberts, one of several people including
- Roger Roberts, Baron Roberts of Llandudno, British politician
- Roy Roberts, one of several people including
- Russell Roberts, British comedian Russ Abbot
- Ryan Roberts, Major League Baseball infielder
- Sailor Roberts, American poker player
- Sam Roberts, Canadian rock musician
- Samuel B. Roberts, US Navy coxswain
- Sandy Roberts, Australian sports broadcaster
- Scott W. Roberts, American popularizer of astronomy
- Sebastian Roberts, British teacher
- Seth Jane Roberts, American psychic
- Sheldon Roberts, American semiconductor pioneer
- Stan Roberts, Canadian politician
- Stephen Roberts, one of several people
- Steven Roberts, one of several people including
- Stuart Roberts, New Zealand cricketer
- Summer Roberts, fictional character from The O. C.
- Tanya Roberts, American actress
- Tawny Roberts, American porn actress
- Terrence Roberts, one of the Little Rock Nine
- Terry Roberts, Australian politician
- Thomas Roberts, one of several people including
- Thomas Roberts (news anchor), American news anchor
- Thomas J. "Long Tom" Roberts, fictional character, companion of Doc Savage
- Tom Roberts (1856–1931), Australian artist
- Tom Roberts (Ohio politician)
- Tommy Roberts, English professional footballer
- Tony Roberts (actor)
- Tony Roberts (footballer)
- Troy Roberts, American soccer player
- Joe Roberts, Irish Cricketer
[edit] See also - ^ Gormley, Myra Vanderpool. 2007. How Green was my Valley? The Welsh: Surnames and Migrations. http://www.genealogymagazine.com/welsh.html. Accessed 22 Oct 2008
- ^ Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967. No ISBN.
- ^ Hanks, Patricia and Hodges, Flavia. 1990. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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