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Early Origins of the Bourret family

The surname Bourret was first found in Périgord,

Early History of the Bourret family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bourret research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1320, 1425, 1461, 1478, 1485, 1824, 1827, 1839 and 1857 are included under the topic Early Bourret History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bourret Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bourret, Bourre, Bourré, Bourrier, Bourrette and many more.

Early Notables of the Bourret family

Notable amongst the name at this time was

  • Joseph-Christian-Ernest Bourret, cardinal and bishop of Rodez...
  • Prominent in Canada at this time was Joseph Bourret, a lawyer who worked in Trois-Rivières, Quebec from 1824 to 1839...

Bourret Ranking

In France, the name Bourret is the 3,182nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1


Canada Bourret migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bourret Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Francois Bourret lived in Montreal in 1781

Contemporary Notables of the name Bourret (post 1700) +

  • Caprice Bourret (b. 1971), English (American born) model and actress
  • General Victor Bourret (1877-1949), French General Officer Commanding 5th Army 2
  • Fernand Bourret, Canadian economist in Quebec according to 1993 records
  • Philippe Bourret (b. 1979), Canadian badminton player, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  • Annie Bourret, member of "Groupe de Recherche sur La Paix" at the University of Laval


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Victor Bourret. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Bourret/Victor/France.html


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