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Robert

in California

There are 1,790 people with the last name "Robert" in California.

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Ranking in California

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Robert 1,594
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  1. is 1,590th most common Ballesteros
  2. is 1,591st most common Egan
  3. is 1,592nd most common Franks
  4. is 1,593rd most common Hua
  5. is 1,594th most common Robert
  6. is 1,595th most common Blankenship
  7. is 1,596th most common Carney
  8. is 1,597th most common Herbert
  9. is 1,598th most common Pugh

Similar Names and Nicknames

Roberts, Robertson, Roberson, Robey, Roberto, Roberge, Robeson, Roberds, Roberta, Roberti

Meaning & History

English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hrōd ‘renown’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. This is found occasionally in England before the Conquest, but in the main it was introduced into England by the Normans and quickly became popular among all classes of society. The surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, as an Americanized form of one or more likesounding Jewish surnames.

FOREBEARS A Robert from La Rochelle, France is documented in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, in 1666, with the secondary surname Lafontaine. A family from the Saintonge region of France are recorded in Contrecoeur in 1681, with the secondary surname Deslauriers. Other secondary surnames include Saint-Amand, Breton and Lebreton, Watson, La Pomeray, Durandeau, and Dureau.

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