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

Galbert, 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 Galbert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Galbert in America

Galbert is the 78040th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Galbert surname appeared 245 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 Galbert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Galbert 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 Galbert

The surname Galbert is of French origin and dates back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Germanic personal name Gailhart, which is composed of the elements "gail" meaning "cheerful" and "hart" meaning "brave" or "hardy." The name was likely brought to France by the Franks during their conquest and settlement of Gaul in the 5th and 6th centuries.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Galbert can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landholdings in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The entry mentions a landowner named Galbert in the county of Buckinghamshire.

In the 12th century, a French chronicler named Galbert de Bruges wrote a detailed account of the events surrounding the assassination of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders, in 1127. Galbert's chronicle, titled "The Murder of Charles the Good," provides a valuable eyewitness account of the political turmoil in Flanders during that period.

Another notable figure with the surname Galbert was Galbert de Corbie, a 12th-century monk and chronicler from the Benedictine abbey of Corbie in northern France. He authored a chronicle titled "The Life of Charles the Good," which covered the reign of the aforementioned Count of Flanders.

In the 13th century, a French nobleman named Galbert de Montigny is mentioned in several historical records as a participant in the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathar heretics in southern France. He was born around 1185 and died sometime after 1245.

During the Renaissance period, a French humanist scholar named Jean Galbert (1515-1589) gained prominence for his translations of ancient Greek and Latin texts. He served as a tutor to the children of French nobles and was known for his expertise in classical languages.

Throughout the centuries, various spelling variations of the name Galbert emerged, such as Galbert, Gailbert, Gailhart, and Galhert. These variations were often influenced by regional dialects and scribal practices of the time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Galbert

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

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 Galbert 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 Galbert 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 Galbert was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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