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Early Origins of the Real family

The surname Real was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, 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 this region and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived. They were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Real family

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Real Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Real, Reael, Reaele, Reals, Riel, Rielle, Rill, Rille, Rile, Rele, Relle, Rels, Rhels, Rhelle, Rhel, Riels, Rhels, van Riel, van Rielle, Réal, Reau, Rheaume, Reaumur and many more.

Early Notables of the Real family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

Real of Forez and the Riele of Brabant

Real Ranking

In the United States, the name Real is the 6,342^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Real is ranked the 6,301^st most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Real migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Real Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Esteban Real, who sailed to America in 1511
Bartolomé de Real, who sailed to America in 1516
Bartolomé de Real, who sailed to Río de la Plata in 1535

Real Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

George Real, who arrived in North Carolina in 1763 3

Real Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Esteban Real, who landed in America in 1811 3
Bartolome De Real, who arrived in America in 1816 3
Comte Real, who landed in New York in 1819 3
Peter Francis Real, who landed in New York in 1825 3
Catherine Real, aged 18, who landed in New York in 1854 3
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Real migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Real Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Patrick Real, aged 27, a farmer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig "Levant Star" from Cork, Ireland

Real migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Real Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Honora Real, aged 22, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Zealandia" in 1879
Mary Real, aged 23, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Zealandia" in 1879

Contemporary Notables of the name Real (post 1700) +

Manuel Lawrence Real (1924-2019), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, 1965-66; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1966-90 4
Frank A. Real, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1936 4
Charles W. Real, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944 4
Afonso Corte Real (1805-1840), Brazilian military and revolutionary
Real Rousseau, Canadian industrialist and politician, born in Trois Pistoles, Quebec, who became the Mayor of Windmill Point in 1958
Real Voisine, Canadian founder of R&R Voisine & Assoc. of Quebec City

Historic Events for the Real family +

Bismarck

Josef Real (1915-1941), German Oberbootsmaat who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 5

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details