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Berthelot History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Berthelot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Berthelot family

The surname Berthelot was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire département, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

Bertha, Bercta or Adilberga (d. before 616) was the daughter of Haribert, King of the Franks, reigning in Paris and his wife Ingoberg. "The dates of her birth and her marriage are not known. married Æthelberht, king of Kent. Bertha's parents are said to have consented to her marriage on the condition that she and the bishop who should come over with her should be allowed the free exercise of the rites of Christianity. " 1

Early History of the Berthelot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Berthelot research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1660, 1685, 1691, 1698, 1727, 1732, 1750 and 1771 are included under the topic Early Berthelot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Berthelot Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Berthelot, Berthelo, Bertheloe, Berthelos, Berthelod, Bertelot, Bertelo, Berteloe, Bertelos, Bertelod, Berthelaut, Berthelau, Berthelaud, Bertelaud, Bertelau, Bertelaut, Berlot, Berlo, Bertlot, Bertlo, Berlod, Bertlod, Berthold, Bertholt, Bertold, Bertolt, Berthod, Berthaud, Berthot, Berthau, Berthaut, Berthault, Berthauld, Berthol and many more.

Early Notables of the Berthelot family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

Martin Berteau (1691-1771), a French cellist, cello teacher, and composer; and Jeanne Agnès Berthelot de Pléneuf, Marquise de Prie (1698-1727), French noblewoman during the reign of Louis XV

Berthelot World Ranking

In the United States, the name Berthelot is the 14,409^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 However, in France, the name Berthelot is ranked the 310^th most popular surname with an estimated 13,031 people with that name. 3

Berthelot migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Berthelot Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

François Berthelot, aged 48, who settled in Louisiana in 1719
Francois Berthelot, aged 48, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 4

Berthelot Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William R. Berthelot, aged 12, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892

Berthelot Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Yves Berthelot, aged 25, who landed in America from Kerandreau, in 1902
Daniel Berthelot, aged 39, who landed in America from Paris, in 1905
Jean Louis Berthelot, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Goueni, France, in 1912
Victor Berthelot, aged 25, who settled in America from St. Brie, France, in 1913
Albert Berthelot, aged 16, who landed in America from Le Havre, France, in 1913
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Berthelot migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Berthelot Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

André Berthelot, son of André and Geneviève, who married Marie-Madeleine Mercier, daughter of Julien and Marie, in Sainte-Anne, Quebec on 18th February 1692 5
Michel Berthelot, son of Jean and Renée, who married Renée De La Porte, daughter of Jacques and Esther, in Quebec on 29th January 1674 5
Jacques Berthelot, son of Claude and Jeanne, who married Marguerite Parenteau, daughter of Pierre and Madeleine, in Quebec on 1st December 1696 5

Berthelot Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Joseph Berthelot, son of André and Marie, who married Marie Gagnon, daughter of Jean and Marguerite, in Sainte-Anne, Quebec on 17th October 1703 5
Joseph Berthelot, son of André and Marie, who married Marie-Anne Migneron, daughter of Laurent and Anne, in Quebec on 30th December 1705 5
Louis Berthelot, son of André and Marie, who married Élisabeth Cloutier, daughter of Jean and Louise, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 22nd November 1707 5
Mathurin Berthelot, son of Jean and Jeanne, who married Marie-Anne Laurent, daughter of Gilles and Anne, in Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec on 29th May 1713 5
Mathurin Berthelot, son of Jean and Jeanne, who married Jeanne Vanasse, daughter of Françoise and Jeanne, in Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec on 26th August 1716 5
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Berthelot Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

R. Berthelot, aged 18, destined for Montreal, in 1903
T. E. Berthelot, aged 52, who immigrated to Montreal in 1903
Aline Berthelot, aged 32, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1911
George Berthelot, aged 31, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1911

Contemporary Notables of the name Berthelot (post 1700) +

Pierre Berthelot (1943-2023), French mathematician at the University of Rennes
Sabin Berthelot (1794-1880), French naturalist and ethnologist
Philippe Berthelot (1866-1934), French diplomat, Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Pierre Eugène Marcellin Berthelot (1827-1907), French chemist and politician, co-developer of the Thomsen-Berthelot principle of thermochemistry
Lucien Berthelot (1903-1985), French philatelist
Jean-Michel Berthelot (1945-2006), French sociologist, philosopher, epistemologist and social theorist
Henri Mathias Berthelot (1861-1931), French general during World War I, Chief of Staff under Joseph Joffre
Charles Honoré Berthelot La Villeheurnois (1750-1799), French politician
Chantal Berthelot (b. 1958), French politician, member of the National Assembly of France
André Berthelot (1862-1938), French secretary-general of La Grande Encyclopédie
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Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.