Last Name HERBERT

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Meaning The son of Herbert. St. Haribert was archbisho of Cologne about the year 1000, and at that time the name became extremely common among the French nobility. A Norman settler had brought it to England even in the time of Edward the Confessor. It was a popular and fashionable first name throughout England in the 12th and 13th centuries. Hence it obtained surnominal honour. Herbison is a corrupted from of Herbertson.
From 'Here,' a soldier, and 'beorht,' bright - an expert soldier, or the glory of an army; famous in war.
Origin English, Anglo-Saxon, Jewish, Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Irish, Lebanese, Falkland, Creole, Portuguese, Austrian, Belgian, South african, Hungarian

Rank 1,285 (2000 US census) 1,146 (1990 US census)
Count 25,224 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 74.61%, or 18820 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 20.02%, or 5050 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.64%, or 161 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.88%, or 222 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.4%, or 353 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.45%, or 618 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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