Show ContentsJore Surname History

The name Jore was spawned from the landscape of northern France known as Normandy during the Middle Ages. It comes from the Old French form of George.

Early Origins of the Jore family

The surname Jore was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

Early History of the Jore family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jore research. Another 20 words (1 lines of text) covering the year 1571 is included under the topic Early Jore History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jore Spelling Variations

Most surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name Jore, including Jore, Joret, Joreau, Joriau, Joriaux, Jorin, Jorel, Jori, Jory, Jorry, Jorre, Jorret, Jorioz and many more.

Early Notables of the Jore family

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Jore Ranking

In France, the name Jore is the 7,550th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Jore family

Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 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, the Acadians 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. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. 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 Jore were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Jore were Edouard Jory who settled in Virginia in 1664; and Louis Jorel de la Louisiere who was buried in Quebec in 1726.


Contemporary Notables of the name Jore (post 1700) +

  • Pierre Jore d'Arces, prominent veterinarian and professor at the start of the 1900's. Jore d'Arces later became the President of the Society of Zootechny of Algeria. His works included "Evolution and Nutrition" and "La conservation des fourages" he was decorated as Knight of the Legion of Honor


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


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