Roberts

See also: roberts

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Robards

Proper noun

Roberts

1. plural of Robert

Proper noun

Roberts (countable and uncountable, plural Robertses)

1. (countable) An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from the given name Robert.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A minor city in Jefferson County, Idaho.
   2. A village in Ford County, Illinois.
   3. An unincorporated community in Fountain County, Indiana.
   4. An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia.
   5. A village in Warren, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
3. Ellipsis of Roberts County.

Derived terms

• Point Roberts
• Roberts County
• Robertsian

 

Related terms

• Robarts
• Robert
• Robertson

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Roberts is the 50^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 376,774 individuals. Roberts is most common among White (77.3%) and Black/African American (16.7%) individuals.

See also

• Probert

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded in 1545. Of Germanic origin. Cognate to English Robert.

Proper noun

Roberts m

1. a male given name

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: There were 7645 persons named Roberts in Latvia on May 21st 2010.