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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

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Where did the English De bois family come from? What is the English De bois family crest and coat of arms? When did the De bois family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the De bois family history?

The name De bois was originally derived from the Old French "bois," which meant "wood." The name was no doubt originally used in France by someone living or working in the woods.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Bois, De Bois, Dubois, Boyes, Boys, Boyse, Boice and many more.

First found in Lincolnshire where Nicholas del Bois was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1201. Versions of this name can also be found in the Domesday Book of 1066, as tenants of Norman nobles.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our De bois research. Another 217 words(16 lines of text) covering the years 1279, 1296, 1327, 1396, 1560, 1571, 1619, 1625, and 1643 are included under the topic Early De bois History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 50 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early De bois Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the De bois family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 163 words(12 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

De bois Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • A C Debois, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851

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  6. Library of Congress. American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Print.
  7. Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
  8. Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).
  9. Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
  10. Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
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The De bois Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The De bois Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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