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Early Origins of the Thierry family

The surname Thierry was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, 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 the region of the Somme 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 Thierry family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Thierry research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1604, 1606, 1646, 1659, 1665, 1677, 1699, 1712, 1749, 1792 and 1822 are included under the topic Early Thierry History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Thierry Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Thierry, Thiéry, Théry, Thierrard, Thiriet, Thiriot, Thiéry, Thiery, Thierry, Tiéry, Tiery, Tierry, Thireau, Thiraux and many more.

Early Notables of the Thierry family

Notable amongst the family name at this period was

  • Pierre Thierry (1604-1665), the founder of the Thierry dynasty of organ builders of Paris, France

Thierry Ranking

In France, the name Thierry is the 300th most popular surname with an estimated 13,382 people with that name. 1


United States Thierry migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Thierry Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Louis Thierry, who settled in Philadelphia in 1797

Canada Thierry migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Thierry Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Catherine Thierry, who was on record in Montreal in 1650
  • Jean Thierry, who settled in Quebec in 1656

Contemporary Notables of the name Thierry (post 1700) +

  • John Thierry (1971-2017), American NFL football player who played for the Chicago Bears (1994–1998), Cleveland Browns (1999), Green Bay Packers (2000–2001) and the Atlanta Falcons (2002)
  • Jean-Philippe Thierry (1948-2023), French businessman who served as CEO of AGF
  • Charles Philip Hippolytus Thierry (1793-1864), French colonist to New Zealand, eldest son of Charles, Baron de Thierry, a French refugee
  • Michel Thierry (1928-2021), French industrialist in the textile sector from Agen, France
  • Jacques Nicolas Augustin Thierry (1795-1856), French historian, older brother of Amédée Simon Dominique Thierry
  • Mélanie Thierry (b. 1981), French actress, known for The Zero Theorem (2013), Babylon A.D. (2008) and The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)
  • Jean-François Thierry, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
  • Amédée Simon Dominique Thierry (1797-1873), French journalist and historian
  • Jean-Michel Thierry (b. 1916), French physician and art historian
  • Raphael Thierry (b. 1972), French visual artist, painter and illustrator


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) Jean-François Thierry. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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