Rivaux History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Rivaux family

Early History of the Rivaux family

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Rivaux Spelling Variations

French surnames were subject to numerous alterations in spelling because of the various cultural groups that inhabited specific regions. Eventually, each region possessed its own local dialect of the French language. The early development of the French language, however, was also influenced by other languages. For example, Old French was infused with Germanic words and sounds when barbarian tribes invaded and settled in France after the fall of the Roman Empire. Middle French also borrowed heavily from the Italian language during the Renaissance. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Rivaux is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Rivaud, Rivard, Rivault, Rivaude, Rivot, Du Rivau and many more.

Early Notables of the Rivaux family

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Migration of the Rivaux family

By 1643 there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Since immigration was slow, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Rivaux has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Rivaux were J.W. Rivarde who settled in New Orleans La. in 1820; I. W. Rivarde settled in Mississippi in 1820; H.L. Rivard settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1868..