Roberts

Roberts is a surname of North Welsh origin, deriving from the Anglo Saxon/Norman given name Robert, meaning "bright fame" – from the Germanic elements "hrod" meaning fame and "beraht" meaning bright. Roberts may mean either "servant of Robert" or "son of Robert"; the latter is more common in Wales, while the former is more common in England.^[1][2] Although the name Robert was known in England before the Norman Conquest in 1066, it was mainly introduced into England by the Normans.^[3] Today the surname Roberts is common in both England, Wales and the Isle of Man, with the biggest concentration by far occurring in North Wales. In colloquial North-Walian Welsh "Roberts" is often pronounced as "Robaits".^{[citation needed]} The name is uncommon in Scotland and Ireland.

A

• Abraham Roberts, British general, father of Earl Roberts
• Abraham Roberts (1774-1850), English architect
• Adam Roberts, one of several people
• Alasdair Roberts (musician), Scottish folk musician
• Alasdair Roberts (academic), law professor and author
• Albert H. Roberts, American politician
• Alby Roberts, New Zealand cricketer
• Alf Roberts, fictional character from Coronation Street
• Alfred Roberts, politician and father of Margaret Thatcher
• Alice Roberts, English anatomist, osteoarchaeologist and presenter
• Allene Roberts, American actress
• Alphonso Theodore Roberts, cricketer and activist from Trinidad and Tobago
• Alton Wayne Roberts, Ku Klux Klan member
• Amos Roberts, Australian rugby league player
• Andrew Roberts (historian), English historian
• Andy Roberts (cricketer), Antiguan cricketer
• Andy Roberts (musician), English musician
• Anita Roberts (1942–2006), American molecular biologist
• Anne Roberts, Canadian politician
• Anthony Ellmaker Roberts, American politician
• Ashley Roberts, American burlesque dancer
• Arthur Roberts (comedian), English music hall entertainer
• Arthur Roberts (physicist) (1912–2004), American physicist and composer
• Arthur Spencer Roberts, English painter
• Audrey Roberts, fictional character from Coronation Street
• Austin Roberts (1883–1948), South African zoologist

B

• Barbara Roberts, American politician
• Barbara Millicent Roberts
• Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate Black Bart
• Ben Roberts, British poker player
• Ben Roberts, television actor
• Benjamin Titus Roberts, American Methodist minister
• Bernadette Roberts, Catholic contemplative
• Bernard Roberts, English pianist
• Betty Roberts, American politician
• Bill Roberts (athlete) (1912–2001), British sprinter, 4x100m relay Olympic gold winner in 1936
• Billy Roberts, American songwriter (Hey Joe)
• Bip Roberts, American baseball player
• Bob Roberts (1879–1930), American recording artist.
• Brad Roberts, Canadian musician
• Brian Roberts, (born 1977), American baseball player
• Brian Roberts, American soccer player
• Brian L. Roberts, American CEO
• Brigham Henry Roberts, American Latter Day Saints leader and historian
• Buddy Roberts, American wrestler
• Byron Roberts (producer) (1910–2003), American motion picture producer
• Byron Roberts, English heavy metal musician

C

• C. R. Roberts, American football player
• Cecil Roberts, one of several people including
  • Cecil Roberts, English novelist
  • Cecil Roberts, president of the United Mine Workers of America
• Charlie Roberts, English footballer
• Charles Roberts, one of several people including
  • Charles B. Roberts, U.S. Congressman from Maryland.
  • Charles S. Roberts, American boardgame creator, founder of Avalon Hill
  • Charles Roberts, Canadian football player
  • Charles G.D. Roberts, Canadian poet and author
• Chris Roberts, one of several people
• Christian Roberts, Welsh footballer
• Christopher Trevor-Roberts, British teacher
• Clifford Roberts, Augusta National chairman
• Cokie Roberts, American broadcast journalist
• Cord Roberts, a fictional character from the soap opera One Life to Live
• Craig Roberts (1968–2006), Canadian wrestler
• Curt Roberts, Major League baseball second baseman

D

• Dale Roberts (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dan Roberts (disambiguation), multiple people
• Daniel Roberts (disambiguation), multiple people
• Danny Roberts (Australian actor) (born 1965)
• Danny Roberts (The Real World) (born 1977), American best known for appearing on The Real World: New Orleans
• Darrell Roberts, American guitarist
• Dave Roberts (outfielder), American baseball outfielder
• Dave Roberts (pitcher), American major league baseball pitcher
• David Roberts (disambiguation), one of several people including
  • David Roberts (mayor), the 36th mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey
  • David Roberts (painter), Scottish painter
  • David Roberts (swimmer), Welsh swimmer
  • David Thomas Roberts, American ragtime composer
• Dean Roberts, New Zealand musician
• Deborah Roberts, American broadcaster
• Dick Roberts, banjo player
• Doris Roberts, American actress
• Dread Pirate Roberts, fictional character from The Princess Bride
• Denys Tudor Emil Roberts, British administrator in Hong Kong

E

• Ed Roberts, one of several people including:
  • Ed Roberts (activist), in disability rights
  • Ed Roberts (computer engineer) (1941–2010), American engineer & entrepreneur
  • Edward Glenn Roberts, Jr., race driver Fireball Roberts
  • Edward B. Roberts, American technology writer, academic and investor
  • Edward D. Roberts, American politician
  • Edward Roberts (Canadian politician), Canadian politician
• Eleazar Roberts, Welsh musician and translator
• Elizabeth Madox Roberts, Kentucky-born author
• Emma Roberts, American actress
• Eric Roberts, American actor, brother of Julia Roberts
• Evan Roberts, one of several people including
  • Evan Roberts (radio personality), American radio personality
  • Evan Roberts (minister) (fl. 1900s), British (Wales)

F

• Floyd Roberts, American racing driver
• Frank Crowther Roberts, British general
• Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, British field marshal
• Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts, British Army officer, son of Earl Roberts
• Frederick Madison Roberts, American politician

G

• Gareth Roberts, British television writer
• Gareth Roberts, Welsh footballer
• Gary Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player
• Gene Roberts, one of several people including
  • Gene Roberts, name used by actress Meg Randall, before 1949
  • Gene Roberts, NFL football player.
• George Roberts, one of several people including
  • George Roberts, American
  • George Henry Roberts (1869–1928), British Labour MP, Minister of Labour
  • George Philip Bradley Roberts (1906–1997), British World War II general
  • George R. Roberts (born 1945), American financier
• Gilroy Roberts, engraver for the United States Mint
• Gordon Ray Roberts, American soldier
• Graham Roberts, English actor
• Grant Roberts, American baseball player
• Greg Roberts (Designer), American Game Designer
• Gregory David Roberts, Australian criminal and writer

H

• Hank Roberts, jazz cellist
• Harry Roberts, one of several people including
  • Harry Roberts, Swedish inventor
  • Harry Roberts, British murderer
• Herbie Roberts, English footballer
• Howard Roberts, American jazz guitarist
• Hugh Roberts, British Director of the Royal art collection
• Hannah Roberts Cellist

I

• Iain Roberts, New Zealand skeleton racer
• Ian Roberts (disambiguation), one of several people including:
• Isaac Roberts, British astronomer
• Issachar Jacox Roberts, American Baptist missionary
• Ivor Roberts, English actor and television presenter
• Ivor Roberts, British ambassador to Italy
• Iwan Roberts, Welsh international footballer

J

• J. O. M. Roberts, Himalayan mountaineer-explorer
• Jake "The Snake" Roberts (born 1955), American professional wrestler
• James J. Roberts, newsman and poet
• James Reynolds Roberts, British soldier
• Jamie Roberts, Welsh Rugby player
• Jane Roberts, American psychic
• Jane Roberts, Lady Roberts, British Royal librarian
• Jason Roberts, one of several people including
  • Jason Roberts, American author
  • Jason Roberts, Grenadian football player
  • Jason Roberts, Australian weightlifter
• Jeremy Dale Roberts, English composer
• Jeremy William Roberts, English journalist
• Jimmy Roberts, one of several people including
  • Jimmy Roberts, NBC sports broadcaster
  • Jimmy Roberts (singer), featured performer on the Lawrence Welk Show
  • Jimmy T. Roberts, cult leader
• Joan Roberts, (born 1918), American actress
• John Roberts, one of several people including
  • John G. Roberts, Jr. (born 1955), 17th Chief Justice of the United States
  • John Roberts, a CNN television journalist. Formerly worked for CBS News, and formerly a Canadian television host known as J.D. Roberts.
  • John Roberts, a former Member of the Parliament of Canada
  • John Roberts, Oxford historian and author
  • John Roberts, a television host on the Speed Channel
  • Saint John Roberts, one of the Catholic Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
  • John C. Roberts, founder of Australian construction firm Multiplex
  • John Roberts, founder of TEST Transport & Environment Studies consultancy
  • John Maddox Roberts, American science fiction writer
  • John Milton Roberts, anthropologist
  • John Q. Roberts (1914–1942), United States Navy officer, pilot, and Navy Cross recipient
• Jonathan Roberts (1771–1854), American farmer, U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania
• Jonathan Roberts, (fl. 1990s), American author, screenwriter, and TV producer
• Jonathan M. Roberts, writer
• Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809–1876), first President of Liberia
• Julia Roberts (born 1967), American actress
• Julia Roberts (QVC presenter)
• Julian Roberts, English librarian and bibliographer
• Julie Roberts, American country singer
• Juliet Roberts, British singer

K

• Kane Roberts, American guitarist
• Kate Roberts (1891–1985), Welsh novelist
• Katherine Roberts, English writer
• Katherine Roberts (TV personality)
• Kathryn Roberts, English folk musician
• Keith Roberts, British science fiction writer
• Kelso Roberts, Canadian politician
• Ken Roberts, one of several people including:
  • Ken Roberts (announcer) (1910–2009), American radio and television announcer
  • Ken Roberts (author) (born 1946), Canadian children's writer
  • Ken Roberts (footballer) (born 1936), English football coach
• Kennedy Roberts Grenadian Entrepreneur
• Kenneth Roberts (author) (1885–1957), American historical novelist
• Kenny Roberts, American motorcycle racer

L

• Lawrence Roberts, one of several people including
  • Lawrence Roberts, American basketball player
  • Larry Roberts, American Internet developer
• Lemuel Roberts, American Revolutionary War soldier and author
• Leon Roberts, American baseball player
• Les Roberts, one of several people including
  • Les Roberts (mystery novel writer), American mystery novel writer
  • Les Roberts (epidemiologist), American epidemiologist
• Leslie Roberts Canadian television journalist
• Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Australian rules footballer
• Lincoln Roberts, cricketer from Trinidad and Tobago
• Lisa Roberts, American actress Lisa Roberts Gillan, sister of Julia and Eric Roberts
• Loren Roberts (born 1955), American golfer
• Luckey Roberts, (1887–1968), American musician
• Luke Roberts, Australian cyclist
• Lynette Roberts, British poet
• Lynne Roberts, American actress

M

• Marcus Roberts, American jazz pianist
• Margaret Roberts, Maiden name of former British Prime Minister.
• Marietta Roberts, Canadian politician
• Mark Roberts, one of several people including:
• Mark Roberts, English streaker
• Mark Roberts, British singer and guitarist
• Mark Roberts, Australian Football League player
• Mary Roberts, one of several people including
  • Mary Roberts, professional female bodybuilder
• Matana Roberts, American jazz saxophonist
• Matt Roberts, American guitarist
• Michael Roberts, one of several people including:
  • Michael Roberts (1902–1948), English poet, writer, critic and broadcaster
  • Michael Roberts, (1908–1997), English historian
  • Michael Roberts, (1959-), Australian rules footballer
• Michelle Roberts, Australian politician
• Mike Roberts, American sports broadcaster

• Monty Roberts, horse trainer
• Morganna Roberts, American baseball personality Morganna

N

• Nash Roberts, American meteorologist

• Neil Roberts, one of several people including
  • Neil Roberts (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
  • Dr. Neil Roberts, fictional character from The O. C.
• Nicola Roberts, English pop singer, member of Girls Aloud
• Nickla Roberts, American wrestling valet
• Niniwa Roberts, New Zealand field hockey player
• Nora Roberts, American romantic novelist

O

• Ollie P. Roberts, who claimed to be Billy the Kid
• Oral Roberts (1918–2009), American evangelist
• Oran M. Roberts, (1879–1883), governor of Texas
• Owen Josephus Roberts (1875–1955), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court

P

• Paddy Roberts, one of several people
• Pat Roberts, American politician
• Patricia Roberts, American politician Patricia Roberts Harris
• Paul Craig Roberts, American journalist
• Paul William Roberts, Canadian writer
• Pennant Roberts, British television director
• Pernell Roberts (1928–2010), American actor
• Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts, British Army officer

R

• Rachel Roberts, one of several people including
  • Rachel Roberts (British actress)
  • Rachel Roberts (Canadian actress)
• Ralph Roberts, one of several people including
  • Ralph J. Roberts, co-founder of Comcast Communications
  • Ralph J. Roberts, American geologist
  • Ralph R. Roberts a car designer who worked for the Chrysler Corporation
  • Ralph R. Roberts, a 20th century US politician
• Rhydian Roberts (born 1983), Welsh singer
• Richard Roberts, one of several people including:
  • Richard Roberts (engineer) (1789–1864), British engineer
  • Richard J. Roberts (born 1943), British biochemist
  • Richard Roberts (evangelist) (born 1948), American
• Rick Roberts, one of several people including
  • Rick Roberts (hockey player), Canadian field hockey player
  • Rick Roberts (actor), Canadian actor
  • Rick Roberts (musician), American rock musician
• Robert Roberts, one of several people including:
  • Robert Richford Roberts, American Methodist bishop
• Rev. Lord Roger Roberts, Baron Roberts of Llandudno, British Liberal Democrat Peer
• Robin Roberts, one of several people including
  • Robin Roberts, baseball player
  • Robin Roberts, ABC Good Morning America anchor and former ESPN anchor
• Roger Roberts, Baron Roberts of Llandudno, British politician
• Roy Roberts, one of several people including
  • Roy Roberts, American character actor
  • Roy 'Hog' Roberts, controversial inmate executed in Missouri
  • Roy Roberts, North Carolina blues artist
• Russell Roberts, British comedian
• Ryan Roberts, Major League Baseball infielder

S

• Sailor Roberts, American poker player
• Sam Roberts, Canadian rock musician
• Samuel B. Roberts, US Navy coxswain
• Sandy Roberts, Australian sports broadcaster
• Sebastian Roberts, British teacher
• Seth Jane Roberts, American psychic
• Sheldon Roberts, American semiconductor pioneer
• Stan Roberts, Canadian politician
• Stephen Roberts, one of several people
• Steven Roberts, one of several people including
  • Steven V. Roberts, American journalist
• Stuart Roberts, New Zealand cricketer
• Summer Roberts, fictional character from The O. C.

T

• Tanya Roberts, American actress
• Tawny Roberts, American porn actress
• Terrence Roberts, one of the Little Rock Nine
• Terry Roberts, Australian politician
• Thomas Roberts, one of several people including
  • Thomas Roberts (footballer), English footballer who played for Bristol Rovers
  • Thomas Roberts (news anchor), American news anchor
  • Thomas J. "Long Tom" Roberts, fictional character, companion of Doc Savage
• Tom Roberts (1856–1931), Australian artist
• Tom Roberts (Ohio politician)
• Tommy Roberts, English professional footballer
• Tony Roberts (actor)
• Tony Roberts (footballer)
• Troy Roberts (disambiguation), multiple people

V

• Veronica Roberts, British actress
• Virgil Roberts, American politician

W

• Wayne Roberts, Canadian journalist
• Wilfrid Roberts, British politician
• Will Roberts, Welsh painter
• William Roberts, one of several people including
  • William Roberts (painter), a vorticist painter of the early 20th century.
  • William Roberts (physician), was the first to discover, in 1874 that certain molds prevented bacterial growth.
  • William Roberts (screenwriter)
  • William Roberts (veteran), a British veteran of the First World War
  • William Roberts (Alberta politician), Alberta (Canada) Politician, NDP MLA
  • William R. Roberts, American politician
• Winifred Roberts, British painter Winifred Nicholson

X

• Xavier Roberts, American creator of Cabbage Patch Dolls

Y

• Yvonne Roberts (born 1948), English journalist

Z

• Zizi Roberts (born 1979), Liberian soccer player

See also

• Roberts (disambiguation)
• Robert
• Earl Roberts
• Bob Roberts, film
• Mister Roberts (disambiguation), novel and adaptations for stage, film and television
• Barbara Millicent Roberts, the doll Barbie
• Krissy Roberts, doll
• Skipper Roberts, doll
• Stacie Roberts, doll
• Tutti and Todd Roberts, dolls
• Robarts (disambiguation)
• Robartes
• Robards (disambiguation)
• Robert (surname)
• Roberto
• Robertson (disambiguation)

Notes

1. ^ Gormley, Myra Vanderpool. 2007. How Green was my Valley? The Welsh: Surnames and Migrations. http://www.genealogymagazine.com/welsh.html. Accessed 22 Oct 2008
2. ^ Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967. No ISBN.
3. ^ Hanks, Patricia and Hodges, Flavia. 1990. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

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