The Hure surname comes from the Old French "hurer" meaning "to bristle," "ruffle," or "stand on end;" as such it was likely a nickname for someone with an untidy head of shaggy hair. Interestingly, this word for someone whose hair sticks up came to be used for the Huron North American Aboriginal people who lived around Lake Ontario. It has been suggested that Hure was also sometimes an occupational name for a sapper, that is, one who laid land mines.
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Early Origins of the Hure family
The surname Hure was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the name is mentioned twice in a French Armorial of 1696.
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Early History of the Hure family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hure research. The years 1769, 1810 and 1813 are included under the topic Early Hure History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Hure Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Huron, Hurel, Hure, Huré, Huret, Hurard and many more.
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Early Notables of the Hure family
Notable amongst the family in this period was
Alexandre Antoine Hureau de Senarmont (1769-1810), French artillery general, born at Strassburg
Hure Ranking
In France, the name Hure is the 4,884th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1
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Migration of the Hure family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre Hure, who settled in New France sometime between 1620 and 1765; Catherine Hurelle, who arrived in Montreal in 1654; Jean Huron, who settled in Quebec in 1674.
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