[Facts] Meaning of maiden and last names
I would like to find the origin and meaning of my maiden name Roberts and my married last name McNabb Thank you April
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Roberts means "son of Robert" and in the UK is most common in Wales (the forms Robertson in Scotland, Robinson in England and also Robson in Northern England). McNabb is a form of the Scottish clan name MacNabb (in gaelic mac an aba) meaning "son of the abbot".