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Where did the French Maurice family come from? What is the French Maurice family crest and coat of arms? When did the Maurice family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Maurice family history?
The majestic country of France is the ancestral homeland of the distinguished surname Maurice.The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in France were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. The name Maurice was originally derived from the early Christian given name Mauritius, which itself comes from the Phoenician word mauharim, meaning eastern.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Morise, Morisse, Morice, Maurice, Maurisse, Moriset, Morriset, Morisette, Morrisette, Morisset, Morrisset, Morissette, Morrissette, Mauricet, Morisot, Morissot, Maurissot, Morison, Morisson and many more.First found in Guyenne, where the family was anciently seated.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Maurice. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Maurice Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Roger Maurice, who arrived in New England in 1631
- William Maurice, who arrived in Virginia in 1637
- John Maurice, who arrived in Maryland in 1650
- Elizabeth Maurice, who arrived in Maryland in 1654
- George Maurice, who landed in Virginia in 1656
Maurice Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Samuel Maurice, who arrived in New York in 1795
- George Maurice settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1796
Maurice Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Thomas Maurice, aged 23, landed in New York, NY in 1812
- James Maurice, who landed in New York, NY in 1816
- Ann Maurice settled in New York in 1820
- Germain Maurice, who arrived in Texas in 1844
- Eduard Maurice, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
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- Sir John Frederick Maurice (1841-1912), English soldier
- John Frederick Denison Maurice (1805-1872), English theologian
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
- Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
- de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
- Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
- Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
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The Maurice Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Maurice 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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