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Where did the French Desroches family come from? What is the French Desroches family crest and coat of arms? When did the Desroches family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Desroches family history? From the beautiful region of Burgundy (Bourgogne), in France, comes the distinguished surname Desroches. Desroches is a topographic surname, a type of hereditary surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. The name Desroches is derived from the Old French word roche, meaning rock, and indicates that the original bearer was distinguished by residence near a prominent rock.Spelling variations of this family name include: Roche, Delaroche, Deroche, Desroches, Desrochers, Laroche, La Roche and many more. First found in Burgundy, where this ancient family was recognized as one of the original families of the region. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Desroches research. Another 293 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1318, 1658, 1663, 1724, 1797, and 1856 are included under the topic Early Desroches History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 35 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Desroches Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Charles DelaRoche who arrived in Maryland in 1655. Jacques Roche was established in Quebec in 1665. Antoine Laroche, at the age of twenty, arrived in Louisiana in 1720. Abraham Deroche arrived in Philadelphia in 1765..
The Desroches Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Desroches 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. This page was last modified on 23 October 2011 at 12:13. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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