Aubert

This surname has Anglo-Saxon pre-8th century origins; spelling variations include Albert, Albertson and Alberts in English names. It is derived from the Old German compound 'Aedelbeort' meaning 'noble-bright'.<ref name=surnamedb>{{cite web|url=http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Aubert|title=Surnamedb – Aubert|access-date=2 Oct 2017}}</ref> However, many sources show it as a French surname, with many spelling variations on the French form.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.houseofnames.com/aubert-family-crest/Aubert|title=House of Names – Aubert|date=January 2000 |access-date=2 Oct 2017}}</ref> It is now found in many locations of the world, spread by French Huguenot refugees, amongst others.<ref name=surnamedb />

Notable people with this surname include the following:

* Abbé Aubert (1731–1814), French playwright, poet and journalist * Louis Aubert (painter) (1720 – {{circa|1800}}), painter and composer * Alexander Aubert (1730–1805), English merchant * Alvin Aubert (1930–2014), American poet * Anaïs Aubert, known as Mademoiselle Anaïs (1802–1871), French actress * Andreas Aubert (art historian) (1851–1913), Norwegian art historian * Aristide Aubert Du Petit Thouars (1760–1798), French naval officer * Arnaud Aubert (1319–1371), Catholic Chamberlain * Étienne Aubert (1282–1362), later became Pope Innocent VI * Aubert of Avranches, bishop of Avranches * Axel Aubert (1873–1943), Norwegian businessman * Ebba d'Aubert (1813–1860), Swedish pianist * François d'Aubert (born 1943), French politician * Hermann Rudolph Aubert (1826–1892), German physiologist * Jacques Aubert (1689–1753), French composer and violinist * Jean Aubert (architect) ({{circa|1680}}–1741), French architect * Jean Aubert (engineer) (1894–1984), French engineer * Jean-Louis Aubert (born 1955), French guitarist, singer and songwriter * Jeanne Aubert (1900–1988), French singer and actress * {{Interlanguage link multi|Joseph-Jean-Félix Aubert|fr}}, French painter * Julien Aubert (born 1978), French politician * K. D. Aubert (born 1978), American actress * Louis Aubert (1877–1968), French composer * Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars (1758–1831), French botanist * Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert (1807–1887), Norwegian philologist * Ludvig Mariboe Benjamin Aubert (1838–1896), Norwegian jurist and politician * Marie-Hélène Aubert (born 1961), French politician * Philippe-Ignace François Aubert de Gaspé (died 1841), Canadian writer * Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé (1786–1871), French Canadian writer and seigneur * Pierre Aubert (1927–2016), Swiss politician * Puig Aubert (1925–1994), French rugby league footballer * Raphaël Aubert (born 1953), Swiss writer and essayist * Suzanne Aubert (1835–1926), Catholic sister * Vilhelm Aubert (1922–1988), Norwegian sociologist * Vilhelm Mariboe Aubert (1868–1908), Norwegian jurist

* Aubert (noble family), a noble family of Denmark and Norway

== See also == * {{lookfrom|Aubert}} * Albert * Aubèrt * Aubertin

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