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Jelbert Name Meaning

see Gilbert . John Gylbert of Gulval (Cornwall) in 1524 may be the same man as John Jelbert in the same parish in 1545 (Cornwall Subsidies). This variation in pronunciation of the initial consonant of the surname is mostly found in Cornwall but is French in origin. It reflects a dialectal distinction between Normans who came from northern Normandy where /g/ prevailed until the 13th century and Normans and Frenchmen from southern Normandy and central France where /g/ had long since been palatalized to /dʒ/ a sound often spelled J- in England. For the same variation compare Giffard and Jefford .

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Helbert, Elbert, Jalbert, Albert, Felber, Gilbert, Helberg, Herbert

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You can see how Jelbert families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Jelbert family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1920. The most Jelbert families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1880 there was 1 Jelbert family living in California. This was about 33% of all the recorded Jelbert's in USA. California and 2 other states had the highest population of Jelbert families in 1880.

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Passenger Lists

There are 249 immigration records available for the last name Jelbert. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 62 military records available for the last name Jelbert. For the veterans among your Jelbert ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1969 and 1998, in the United States, Jelbert life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1970, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Jelbert in 1969 was 78, and 87 in 1998.

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