Show ContentsGrollier Surname History

Early Origins of the Grollier family

The surname Grollier was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of the Rhone and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. they also branched into Bohemia in Germany at Mildensee. Here they became ennobled in 1836.

Early History of the Grollier family

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Grollier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grollier, Grolier, Gralliers, Groliers, Groller and others.

Early Notables of the Grollier family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Nicolas Grollier de Servière (1596-1689), French engineer, inventor and ornamental wood turner

Grollier Ranking

In France, the name Grollier is the 7,519th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


Canada Grollier migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grollier Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Clement Grollier, whose marriage was on record in St-Laurent, Quebec in 1722
  • Angelique Grollier, whose marriage was on record in Duvernay, Quebec in 1750
  • Louis Grollier, whose marriage was on record in Quebec in 1761

Contemporary Notables of the name Grollier (post 1700) +

  • Philippe Grollier (b. 1975), French photographer


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


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