Raux History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Raux family

The surname Raux was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, 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 this region and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived. They were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Raux family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Raux research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1792 is included under the topic Early Raux History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Raux Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Real, Reael, Reaele, Reals, Riel, Rielle, Rill, Rille, Rile, Rele, Relle, Rels, Rhels, Rhelle, Rhel, Riels, Rhels, van Riel, van Rielle, Réal, Reau, Rheaume, Reaumur and many more.

Early Notables of the Raux family

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Raux Ranking

In France, the name Raux is the 1,587^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,759 people with that name. 1

Raux migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Raux Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francis Raux, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1856 2

Raux Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Joseph Raux, aged 38, originally from Reallon, France, arrived in New York in 1908 aboard the ship "La Touraine" from Havre, France 3
Alexandre Raux, aged 30, arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Leopoldina" from Le Havre, France 3
Rene Raux, aged 33, arrived in New York in 1922 aboard the ship "Silene" from Casablanca, Algiers, Barcelona, Leghorn 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Raux (post 1700) +

Damien Raux (b. 1984), professional French ice hockey player who participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship
Auguste Raux (b. 1954), French football coach who manages the Madagascar national team
Corinne Raux (b. 1976), French duathlete and World Champion in 2002

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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result