Roberts ( surname ) - wikipedia Roberts ( surname ) Roberts is a surname of Norman origin, deriving from the Norman given name Robert, meaning `` bright renown '' -- from the Germanic elements `` hrod '' meaning renown 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. Although the name Robert was known in the British isles before the Norman Conquest in 1066, it was mainly introduced into Britain by the Normans. Today the surname Roberts is common in England, Wales, Ireland and the Isle of Man, with the biggest concentration by far occurring in North Wales. The name is also common in Scotland. Contents 1 People 2 Fictional characters 3 See also 4 Notes People Main article : List of people with surname Roberts Fictional characters Audrey Roberts, television series character from Coronation Street Barbara Millicent Roberts, doll known as Barbie Dread Pirate Roberts, a character in The Princess Bride Irene Roberts, television series character from Home and Away Skipper Roberts, doll known as Skipper Summer Roberts, television series character from The O.C. Tutti and Todd Roberts, dolls known as Tutti and Todd Renée Roberts, English dubbed name for Zakuro Fujiwara in Tokyo Mew Mew See also Robert ( surname ) Robertson ( disambiguation ) Roberts ( disambiguation ) Robarts ( disambiguation ) Robards Notes Jump up ^ Vanderpool Gormley, C.G., Myra ( 2007 ). `` How Green Was My Valley ? The Welsh : Surnames and Migrations ''. GenealogyMagazine.com. Stephenville, Texas, USA : Datatrace Systems. Archived from the original on 2008 - 09 - 19. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 08. Jump up ^ Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD : Penguin Books, 1967. No ISBN. Jump up ^ Hanks, Patricia and Hodges, Flavia. 1990. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Surname list This page lists people with the surname Roberts. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roberts_(surname)&oldid=835425455 '' Categories : Surnames Welsh - language surnames Patronymic surnames Hidden categories : Disambiguation pages with short description All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Slovenščina Edit links This page was last edited on 8 April 2018, at 17 : 06. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name roberts come from
Answer: Norman; from the Norman given name Robert, meaning "bright renown" – from the Germanic elements "hrod" meaning renown and "beraht" meaning bright.; Norman origin