Cuvelier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The history of the Cuvelier family goes back to the Medieval landscape of northern France, to that coastal region known as Normandy. It is derived from the family living in Normandy.

Early Origins of the Cuvelier family

The surname Cuvelier was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family held a family seat since early times.

Early History of the Cuvelier family

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Cuvelier Spelling Variations

French surnames were subject to numerous spelling alterations depending on the region and time it was used. The early development of the French language relied heavily on borrowing elements and grammar from other languages. For example, Old French was infused with Germanic words and sounds when barbarian tribes invaded and settled in France after the fall of the Roman Empire. Middle French also borrowed heavily from the Italian language during the Renaissance. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Cuvelier is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Cuvelier, Cuvellier, Cuvilier, Cuvillier, Cuveliers, Cuvelliers, Cuviliers and many more.

Early Notables of the Cuvelier family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

Cuvelier, a "trouvère" and the author of "Chronique de Bertrand du Guesclin"

Cuvelier Ranking

In France, the name Cuvelier is the 926^th most popular surname with an estimated 5,599 people with that name. 1

Cuvelier migration to the United States +

In the 1700s, land incentives were finally given out by France to 2,000 migrants. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, Acadia were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Cuvelier were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Cuvelier were

Cuvelier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Cornelia Cuvelier, aged 6, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 2
Cornelis Cuvelier, aged 10, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 2
Jannis Cuvelier, aged 36, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Cuvelier (post 1700) +

Joseph Cuvelier, administrator, Paris
Jean-Guy Cuvelier, executive, Deauville
Jean Cuvelier, prefect, Vélines
Dominique Cuvelier, executive, Paris

Citations +

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)