Robert Family

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About the Robert surname

The surname Robert is associated with a patronymic formation. Robert derives from the Germanic given name Robert, widely used in the Middle Ages. The surname may originally have expressed descent before becoming fixed as a hereditary family name. Different families could independently adopt a surname formed from the same given name.

Pronunciation: Ro-bèr/ʁɔbɛʁ/

Most frequent given names among the Robert family

Men

  1. 1Joseph6,023
  2. 2Pierre4,372
  3. 3Jean-Baptiste3,477
  4. 4François3,136
  5. 5Louis2,754

Women

  1. 1Marguerite3,733
  2. 2Marie3,701
  3. 3Marie-Louise1,722
  4. 4Louise1,559
  5. 5Angélique1,189
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The Robert name in our genealogy archives

227,812occurrences in our collections
10collections containing this name
2,695 3,2911881 → 1901people enumerated
1514First mention of the name
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