| ![Show Contents]() Reau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France Early Origins of the Reau familyThe surname Reau 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 Reau familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Reau research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1792 is included under the topic Early Reau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Reau Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Reau familyAnother 42 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Reau Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Reau RankingIn France, the name Reau is the 8,005th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Reau familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jean Rheaume, who arrived in Quebec in 1665; Jean-Baptiste Riel, who came to Sorel, Quebec in 1704; Al. Paul Rheaume, who settled in Illinois in 1743.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Reau (post 1700) | + |
- Reau E. Folk, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912 2
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