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Early Origins of the Verges family

The surname Verges was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, 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 Dol 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 Verges family

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Verges Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Verger, Vergé, Vergier, Duverger, Duvergier, Duvergié, Duvergé, Vergié, Duvergey, Vergey, Vergès, Bergès, Bergez, Vergez, Verges, Vergeur, Vergiers, Desvergiers, Vergèzes and many more.

Early Notables of the Verges family

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Verges Ranking

In France, the name Verges is the 7,163rd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


United States Verges migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Verges Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • D. Verges, who settled in New Orleans in 1853
  • D Verges, aged 38, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1853 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Verges (post 1700) +

  • Frank G. Verges, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 39th District, 1982 3
  • C. J. Verges, American politician, Mayor of Norfolk, Nebraska, 1913-14 3
  • François de Vergès, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
  • Martí Vergés Massa (1934-2021), usually known as "Martín Vergés", a Spanish footballer


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) François Vergès. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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