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Gilbert

in North Carolina

There are 2,859 people with the last name "Gilbert" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Gilbert 329
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  1. is 325th most common May
  2. is 326th most common Cline
  3. is 327th most common Townsend
  4. is 328th most common Mann
  5. is 329th most common Gilbert
  6. is 330th most common Oxendine
  7. is 331st most common Wagner
  8. is 332nd most common Douglas
  9. is 333rd most common Riley

Most Common First Names for Gilbert

James, John, Robert, William, Charles, Michael, Richard, David, Linda, Jerry

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.

Recent Searches for "Gilbert" in North Carolina

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James Gilbert, NC (9 searches)
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