Tolbert

Tolbert is a masculine first name and family name.

Origin and Meaning

The English and French surname Tolbert is derived from a Germanic name of unknown meaning, the second element of the name of berht, meaning " bright, meaning" ( engl. bright, famous ) is derived.

Bearers of the name

First name

  • Tolbert Lanston (1844-1913), American inventor

Family name

  • Berlinda Tolbert ( born 1949 ), American actress
  • James L. Tolbert (1926-2013), American lawyer and NAACP activist
  • Jim Tolbert ( born 1944 ), American football player
  • Lynda Tolbert - Goode (born 1967 ), American hurdler
  • Matt Tolbert ( b. 1982 ), American baseball player
  • Mike Tolbert ( born 1985 ), American football player
  • Nathan Edward Tolbert (1919-1998), American biochemist and plant physiologist
  • Ray Tolbert (born 1958 ), American basketball player
  • Skeets Tolbert (1909-2000), American jazz saxophonist
  • Tom Tolbert (born 1965 ), American basketball player
  • Tony Tolbert (born 1967 ), American football player
  • William R. Tolbert Jr. (1913-1980), president of Liberia
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