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Early Origins of the Charlebois family

The surname Charlebois was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution.

Early History of the Charlebois family

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Charlebois Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Charlesbois, Carlebois, Sarlabous and others.

Early Notables of the Charlebois family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, S.J. (1682-1761), the French Jesuit priest, traveller, and historian, often considered the first historian of...
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Charlebois World Ranking

In the United States, the name Charlebois is the 18,296th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Charlebois is ranked the 760th most popular surname with an estimated 7,016 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Charlebois is the 461st popular surname. 3


Canada Charlebois migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Charlebois Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Jean Charlebois, who was married in Montreal in 1686
Charlebois Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Louis Charlebois was married in 1733 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Quebec

Contemporary Notables of the name Charlebois (post 1700) +

  • Robert Richard "Bob" Charlebois (b. 1944), retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 7 games in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars and later 188 games in the World Hockey Association with the New England Whalers and Ottawa Nationals
  • Sylvain Charlebois, Canadian Associate Dean and Professor in the College of Management and Economics at the University of Guelph
  • Lucie Charlebois (b. 1959), Canadian-Quebec politician and administrator
  • Robert Charlebois (b. 1944), Canadian folk, rock musician and songwriter


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
  3. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec


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