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Gilbert

in Rhode Island

There are 259 people with the last name "Gilbert" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Gilbert 417
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  1. is 413th most common Fonseca
  2. is 414th most common Marcotte
  3. is 415th most common Manchester
  4. is 416th most common David
  5. is 417th most common Gilbert
  6. is 418th most common Masse
  7. is 419th most common Peloquin
  8. is 420th most common Theroux
  9. is 421st most common Freeman

Most Common First Names for Gilbert

John, William, Kimberly, Charles, Elizabeth, Christopher, Kenneth

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 Rhode Island

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John Gilbert, RI (8 searches)
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