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Gilbert

in Michigan

There are 3,787 people with the last name "Gilbert" in Michigan.

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Ranking in Michigan

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Gilbert 168
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  1. is 164th most common Meyer
  2. is 165th most common Austin
  3. is 166th most common Warner
  4. is 167th most common Stone
  5. is 168th most common Gilbert
  6. is 169th most common Wheeler
  7. is 170th most common Lawrence
  8. is 171st most common Andrews
  9. is 172nd most common Elliott

Most Common First Names for Gilbert

David, Robert, John, William, Michael, James, Thomas, Richard, Daniel, Charles

Meaning & History

English (of Norman origin), French, and North German: from Giselbert, a Norman personal name composed of the Germanic elements gīsil ‘pledge’, ‘hostage’, ‘noble youth’ (see Giesel) + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. This personal name enjoyed considerable popularity in England during the Middle Ages, partly as a result of the fame of St. Gilbert of Sempringham (1085–1189), the founder of the only native English monastic order.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.

FOREBEARS The Devon family of Gilbert can be traced to Geoffrey Gilbert (died 1349), who represented Totnes in Parliament in 1326. His descendants included Sir Humphrey Gilbert (died 1583), who discovered Newfoundland. A French family called Gilbert, from Poitou, was in Neuville, Quebec by 1683; another bearer of the name, from La Rochelle, had migrated to Trois Rivières, Quebec, by 1685.

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David Gilbert, MI (9 searches)
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