Gilbert Coat of Arms / Gilbert Family Crest

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Where did the English GILBERT family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the GILBERT family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?Cornish surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The official court languages, which were Latin and French, were also influential on the spelling of a surname. Since the spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. Lastly, spelling variations often resulted from the linguistic differences between the people of Cornwall and the rest of England. The Cornish spoke a unique Brythonic Celtic language which was first recorded in written documents during the 10th century. However, they became increasingly Anglicized, and Cornish became extinct as a spoken language in 1777, although it has been revived by Cornish patriots in the modern era. The name has been spelled Gilbert, Gilbart and others.
First found in Devonshire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
An investigation of the immigration and passenger lists has revealed a number of people bearing the name GILBERT: Anthony Gilbert arrived in Philadelphia Pa, in 1732; Francis Gilbert settled in Virginia in 1736; Richard Gilbert settled in Virginia in 1637; Robert Gilbert settled in the Barbados in 1678.Motto Translated: Peace is pleasing.
Suggested Readings for the name GILBERT
Ancestry of the Jameson Gilbert, Joy, Skinner, and Related Families by Bradner Petersen.
The Dunlap-Kimbrough-Gilbert Book by Sarah Ada Rasco Crumpton.
Some noteworthy people of the name GILBERT
Walter Gilbert, American Biochemist who received the Nobel prize for Chemistry in 1980
Sir John Gilbert (1817-1897), English painter
Sir William Schwenk Gilbert (1836-1911), English playwright
Ben W Gilbert, Journalist, Broadcaster and Local Government Official, Washington, DC
Professor Geoffrey Alan Gilbert, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Birmingham
Lewis Dusenberg Gilbert, Investor and Economist, New York
Carl Joyce Gilbert, Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, Washington, DC, in the Executive Office of the President, with rank of Ambassador
Major General Glyn Charles Anglim Gilbert, Commmandant, Joint Warfare Establishment
Professor John Gilbert, Economist
Martin Gilbert, Lecturer at Oxford

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