The Gilbertson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,621 people carried this name — #4,118 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 8,533 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Gilbertson surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From Gilbert + -son.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Gilbertson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Gilbert’.

An early record he cites: Isolda fil. Gilberti, 1273 — Hundred Rolls. Fil. is Latin for “son of”.

His entry covers Gilbert and Gilbertson.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 316 · public domain.

In the Nordic population registers

24 people named Gilbertson is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 24

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Gilbertson in American newspapers,
1925–1928.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Gilbertson
Evening Star 1928-09-14
Newspaper page from The Gazette carrying the name Gilbertson
The Gazette 1925-05-30
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Gilbertson
Evening Star 1927-09-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,442 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Gilbertson in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

4,537 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gilbertson. The most, 1,140, date from the 1930s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,491
South Australia 1,301
Western Australia 652
New South Wales 556
Queensland 454
Tasmania 57
ACT (Canberra) 13

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gilbertson.

Who carried it

People named Gilbertson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gilbert S. Gilbertson
    Gilbert S. Gilbertson 1863–1917 · politician
  • Lewis Gilbertson 1814–1896 · head teacher
  • Teman Gilbertson 1837– · politician
  • Lewis Gilbertson 1857–1928 · librarian
  • Julius C. Gilbertson 1875–1933 · judge
  • Peter D. Gilbertson 1875–1934 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Gilbertson,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States582 records

582 records of the Gilbertson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 254
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 151
  • Other U.S. records 177
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Alan Dale Gilbertson

    Born 1950; from St Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1971 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George Oliver Gilbertson

    Born 1921 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1940 at Wausau; auto mechanic from Eau Claire County. U.S. Army veteran; died 1982, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Harriet Gilbertson

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the America from Liverpool, aged 25; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 582 records for Gilbertson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia165 records

165 records of the Gilbertson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 98
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 33
  • Other Australian records 34
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Ann Gilbertson

    Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1842. Married 1842 in Hamilton, Tasmania, aged 36.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Margaret Gilbertson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Gibson Craig, aged 54; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Gilbertson

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Captain Cook, arriving 1833.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 165 records for Gilbertson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Canada28 records

28 records of the Gilbertson name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 11
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
  • Other Canadian records 11
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jno Gilbertson

    Came to Ontario in 1878 aboard the Manitoban, landing at Quebec, bound for Rosseau, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Henry Gilbertson

    Buried in 1996 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 72.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Morris Wright Gilbertson

    Died 1968 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 28 records for Gilbertson in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand9 records

9 records of the Gilbertson name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Winnie Maud Gilbertson

    Died 1918, aged 34; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Gilbertson

    Died 1887, aged 38; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Gilbertson

    Died 1925, aged 50; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Gilbertson in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom6 records

6 records of the Gilbertson name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 4
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 1
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Francis William Gilbertson

    Will proved in 1930; of Bishopston, (Glam).

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record Robert W. Gilbertson

    Died 1917. Named in the Shetland's roll of honour and roll of service (1920).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. W. Gilbertson

    Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Gilbertson in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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