Surname Spotlight: Robertes

Robertes is best understood together with Roberts: both are Welsh spellings of a single family name. Read literally, Robertes points to “Son of Robert, "bright fame"”.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Roberts and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Robertes and Roberts

The extra “e” in Robertes is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Robberts, Robertus and Robers.

Robertes sounds close to Robarts, so it can help to search both. Want more than a summary? See the Robertes family name pack.