Colberts History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England
• Ireland

Etymology of Colberts

The Norman Conquest of England of 1066 added many new elements to the already vibrant culture. Among these were thousands of new names. The Colberts name is derived from the Norman first name Colbert or Culbert, which arrived in England in the 11th century.

Early Origins of the Colberts family

Early History of the Colberts family

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Colberts Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Culbert, Colbert, Culbertson, Colbertson, Culberts, Colberts, Coulbert, Culbart, Culbirt and many more.

Early Notables of the Colberts family

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Migration of the Colberts family to Ireland

Some of the Colberts family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Colberts family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Colberts or a variant listed above were: Symon Culberton, who arrived in Virginia in 1664; John Culbert who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1802; followed by George and Matthew in 1811.