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The tolbert Surname

tolbert Name Meaning and History

French and English (of Norman origin): from a Continental Germanic personal name composed of a first element of uncertain meaning + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’.

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tolbert Family Facts

Distribution of tolbert Families in the US in 1920
Number of tolbert families
 132-261
 45-131
 1-44
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