Find out how popular the last name DeRoberts is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named DeRoberts.

DeRoberts, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the DeRoberts surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeRoberts in America

DeRoberts is the 112568th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeRoberts surname appeared 156 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname DeRoberts.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeRoberts to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name DeRoberts

The surname DeRoberts is of Anglo-Norman French origin, derived from the words "de" meaning "of" and "Robert" which was a common personal name. It suggests that the earliest bearers of this name were descendants or followers of a person named Robert.

The name can be traced back to the 11th century in England, shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is believed that the name was first introduced to England by Norman settlers who accompanied William the Conqueror from France.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name DeRoberts can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, a comprehensive survey of landholdings in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. However, the spelling in the Domesday Book appears as "de Roberdes".

In the 13th century, the name was also recorded in various medieval records and documents, such as the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1208, which mention a "William de Roberdes".

Over the centuries, the name has undergone various spelling variations, including Deroberts, DeRoberts, Derobertes, and de Roberdis, reflecting the inconsistencies in English spelling before the standardization of the language.

Notable historical figures with the surname DeRoberts include:

1. Sir John DeRoberts (c. 1320 - 1370), an English knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War under Edward III.
2. William DeRoberts (1495 - 1565), a prominent merchant and alderman in the City of London during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
3. Margaret DeRoberts (1628 - 1685), an English Puritan writer and religious leader in colonial America.
4. Louis DeRoberts (1755 - 1823), a French military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War alongside the Marquis de Lafayette.
5. Sir Henry DeRoberts (1878 - 1946), a British diplomat and Ambassador to Russia from 1920 to 1924.

The surname DeRoberts has also been associated with various place names, particularly in England, where it may have originated from locations named after the earliest bearers of the name, such as Robertsbridge in East Sussex or Roberts Green in Buckinghamshire.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeRoberts

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname DeRoberts.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for DeRoberts was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of DeRoberts has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name DeRoberts was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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