| ![Show Contents]() Roulier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France The name Roulier dates back to the days of Medieval France, in the region of Normandy. It is derived from their residence in Normandy. However, the name Ruell is derived from the Old French word ruelle, meaning lane or alley, and indicates that the original bearer lived in such a place. Early Origins of the Roulier familyThe surname Roulier was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this eminent family held a family seat in the honor of the seigneurie of Launay. This north country family lived almost exclusively in the provinces of Normandy, Brittany, Picardy, Artois, and Flanders. Early History of the Roulier familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Roulier research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1452, 1518, 1570, 1625, 1630, 1643, 1658, 1725 and 1785 are included under the topic Early Roulier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Roulier Spelling VariationsThroughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Roulier some of which are Rueil, Ruel, de Ruel, De Ruel, du Ruel, Du Ruel, Ruell, Ruelle, Ruelles, Desruelles, de Ruell, De Ruell, Rueil, Rueill, Roulier and many more. Early Notables of the Roulier familyNotable amongst the family in this period was Pierre de la Rue (c.1452-1518), a Franco-Flemish composer and singer of the Renaissance; Pieter de Ruelles (1630-1658), a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter who died young; and Charles de La Rue (1643-1725), known in Latin as Carolus Ruaeus, one...
Another 47 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Roulier Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Roulier RankingIn France, the name Roulier is the 5,971st most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1
 Roulier migration to Canada | + |
French settlers came early to North American, following in the wake of the explorers, and creating New France. Quebec City, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain is said to have been the first American site founded as a permanent settlement, rather than as just a commercial outpost. But emigration was slow, in 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 French people in Quebec, and by 1663, when the region was officially made The Royal Colony of New France, by Louis XIV, there still only around 500 settlers. Over 2,000 would arrive during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted immigrants, both noble and commoner from France. By 1675, there were around 7000 French in the colony, and by that same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Despite the loss of the Colony to England, the French people flourished in Lower Canada. Among settlers to North America of the Roulier surname were Roulier Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Pierre Roulier who arrived in Quebec in 1699 from Brittany
| Contemporary Notables of the name Roulier (post 1700) | + |
- Rudolph I. Roulier (d. 1960), American Democratic Party politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1927-32; Defeated, 1925; Mayor of Cohoes, New York, 1940-59 2
- Leon N. Roulier, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1952 (alternate) 2
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Roulier migration to Canada 
