Herbert Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Herbert Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Herbert

The origin of the name Herbert was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. Meaning 'army famous', Herbert is a baptismal name introduced to Britain by the Normans. Variants include Hablot, Herbertson, Herbison, Herberte and Herbelot. This family originated on the Welsh borders and are recorded as Herberd in very early times. They are descended from Jenkin ap Adam of Monmouth, 1327-1377, and hold the Earldoms of Pembroke, Montgomery, and Carnarvon. This name is of Anglo-Norman descent spreading to Ireland , Scotland and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts in these countries. Examples of such are a Gilbert Herbert, Cambridge, who was recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls', England , in the year 1273 and a John Herbertson and Ann Bettridge who were married in Saint Georges Hanover Square, in the year 1768. In Scotland a Herbert filius Herberti de Camera granted a half carucate in Dunipace to the Abbey of Cambuskenneth. The branch of the family that became established in Ireland in 1656 descended from Thomas Herbert Montgomery. Herbert in Ireland is long associated with County Kerry . In Gaelic the name is Hoireabard.