Labrosse History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The surname Labrosse is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. Labrosse is derived from the Old French word broce, meaning brushwood, and indicates that the original bearer lived near or in such a wooded area.

Early Origins of the Labrosse family

The surname Labrosse was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the renowned family lived in early times.

The illustrious house of the Viscounts of Brosses comes from the Viscount of Géraud, cited in 1120. The Brosses of Escrot and Maleval owned land that had originally belonged to Claude, Lord of Maleval, who died in 1605. 1

The Brosses of Bretagne (Brittany) are said to be a branch of the family originally coming from Jean-Jacques, a naval officer and knight of Saint Louis. 1

Early History of the Labrosse family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Labrosse research. Another 211 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1375, 1426, 1433, 1448, 1571, 1600, 1626, 1649, 1651, 1676, 1704, 1709, 1730, 1741, 1775 and 1777 are included under the topic Early Labrosse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Labrosse Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brosses, Brosse, Bross, des Brosses, du Brosses, de Brosses, de la Brosse, de Brousses, Delabrosse, Labrosse, Labrousse, Brossé, Brossier, Brossaud, Brossaut, Brossollet, Brossollette, Brosious, Brosius, Brose and many more.

Early Notables of the Labrosse family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Jean de Brosse (1375-1433), Lord of Boussac, Sainte-Sévère, Huriel, and Perugiawas; he was a councillor and chamberlain to the King of France, made a Marshal in 1426. Salomon de Brosse (1571-1626) was a French...
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Labrosse Ranking

In France, the name Labrosse is the 3,108^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2

Labrosse migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Labrosse Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Philippe Labrosse, who landed in New York in 1833 3

Labrosse migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Labrosse Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Raymond Labrosse, son of Claude and Georgette, who married Marie-Louise Clément, daughter of Pierre and Marie-Catherine, in Pointe-Claire, Quebec on 9th May 1724 4
Joachim Labrosse, son of Raymond and Marie-Louise, who married Louise Dau, daughter of Guillaume and Élisabeth, in Pointe-Claire, Quebec on 9th February 1748 4
Michel Labrosse, son of Raymond and Marie-Louise, who married Thérèse Vinet, daughter of François and Angélique, in Pointe-Claire, Quebec on 8th February 1748 4
Jacques Labrosse, son of Raymond and Marie-Louise, who married Agathe Daoust, daughter of Guillaume and Élisabeth, in Pointe-Claire, Quebec on 7th January 1755 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Labrosse (post 1700) +

Francis Labrosse (b. 1979), Seychellois judoka
Simon Labrosse (1836-1896), Ontario businessman and political figure
Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse (b. 1991), Canadian actress

Citations +

Hozier, Charles D, and Antoine Bachelin-Delforenne. État présent De La Noblesse française (1883-1887): Contenant Le Distionnaire De La Noblesse Contemporaine Et Larmorial général De France, Dapres Les Manuscrits De Ch. D Hozier. Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Print.
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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.