Ours History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Ours family

The surname Ours was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and where this illustrious family held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Clermont/Aurillac 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.

Early History of the Ours family

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Ours Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Orsaile, Orsières, Orsal, Orsat, Orsol, Ours, Hours, Ours, Orser, Oursaire, Hourseau, Lours, L'Orseau, L'Orser and many more.

Early Notables of the Ours family

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Ours Ranking

In the United States, the name Ours is the 17,212^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Ours migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ours Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Paul Ours, who arrived in Louisiana in 1720 with his wife and seven year old child

Ours Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Victor Ours, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1858 2

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)