Billiet Surname History

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France

The noble surname Billiet originated in the region of Maine, in France. Billiet is a topographic surname, which is a type of hereditary surname. Topographic names were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between individuals and their homelands, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, people who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original villages, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.

Early Origins of the Billiet family

The surname Billiet was first found in Maine.

Early History of the Billiet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Billiet research. The years 1602, 1666, 1696, 1772, 1783, 1804, 1815, 1826, 1829 and 1830 are included under the topic Early Billiet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Billiet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Billiard, Billiaud, Billiet, Billiez, Billard, Billaud, Billet, Billardon, Billault and many more.

Early Notables of the Billiet family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Alexis Billiet, born in Chapelles-en-Tarentaise in 1783, was archbishop of Chambery and cardinal
Ernest Billiet was a politician at this time
Claudius-Antony Billiet was an intellectual in Lyon in 1804

Billiet Ranking

In France, the name Billiet is the 6,743^rd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Billiet family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 40 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among them, Pérette Billard married in 1662 in Quebec; Franç.

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http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/