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France

Noble surnames, such as Trudeau, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Trudeau, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful île-de-France region. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.The Trudeau family originally derived its surname from the name of the place in the Isle of France.

Early Origins of the Trudeau family

The surname Trudeau was first found in the isle of France.

Jean Trudelle, born in 1626, son of Jean and Marguerite (née Nouier), married Marguerite Thomas in Quebec on 14th November 1655. Jean worked as a weaver and settled in Ange-Gardien on a three acre farm with his wife and child. His wife, Marguerite, died on 1st September 1695. Jean died in Ange-Gardien and was buried there on 26th November 1699. 1

Early History of the Trudeau family

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Trudeau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Trudeau, Trudelle, Trudel, Trudon, Trudaire and many more.

Early Notables of the Trudeau family

Notable amongst the family was Charles Trudaine, born around 1659, who was provost of the entrepreneurs of Paris. He was known and distinguished because of an honorable act in 1718 and became State Councillor. His son, Daniel-Charles, born in 1703, was a parliamentary councillor in Paris, became intendant of Auvergne, and was named councillor of State in 1734. In 1744 he...
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Trudeau World Ranking

In the United States, the name Trudeau is the 4,297^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 2 However, in Canada, the name Trudeau is ranked the 563^rd most popular surname with an estimated 8,730 people with that name. 3 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Trudeau is the 291^st popular surname. 4

Trudeau migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Trudeau Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Claude Trudeau, who arrived in South Carolina in 1755 5

Trudeau Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Cyril Trudeau, who landed in Iroquois County, Illinois in 1884 5

Trudeau Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Alice Trudeau, who immigrated to the United States, in 1909
Elzear Trudeau, who landed in America, in 1918
Francoise Trudeau, aged 5, who immigrated to the United States from Paris, France, in 1923
Hector Trudeau, aged 44, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1923
Joseph Arthur Trudeau, aged 53, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1923
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Trudeau migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Trudeau Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jean Trudeau, who married in Quebec in 1655
Estienne Trudeau, who arrived in Montreal in 1659
Étienne Trudeau married in Saint-Marie, Ville-Marie, Quebec in 1662
Jeanne Trudeau married in Aubert, Quebec in 1687

Trudeau Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

J. G. Trudeau, aged 25, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1910
Charles Auguste Trudeau, aged 23, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1911
Jos. Gustave Trudeau, aged 28, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1912
Frank Emile Trudeau, aged 48, who immigrated to Ottawa, Canada, in 1913
Joseph C. Trudeau, aged 30, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1913
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Contemporary Notables of the name Trudeau (post 1700) +

Justin Pierre James Trudeau MP (b. 1971), Canadian Member of Parliament for Papineau, Leader of the Liberal Party, son of Pierre Eliott Trudeau, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada (2015-)
Lieutenant General Arthur Gilbert Trudeau (1902-1991), United States Army commander of the 7th Infantry Division during the battle of Battle of Pork Chop Hill during the Korean War
Edward Livingston Trudeau (1848-1915), American physician who established the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium at Saranac Lake for treatment of tuberculosis
Garry Beekman Trudeau (b. 1948), American cartoonist of Doonesbury comic strip
Yves Trudeau (b. 1930), Quebec sculptor
Alexandre "Sacha" Trudeau (b. 1973), Canadian filmmaker and journalist, son of Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Margaret Joan Sinclair Trudeau Kemper (b. 1948), Canadian former wife of Pierre Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada
Brigadier George Alex Henry Trudeau (b. 1890), Canadian District Officer Commanding 12th Military District 6
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919-2000), Canadian politician and lawyer, Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984

Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
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)
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) George Trudeau. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Trudeau/George_Alex_Henry/Canada.html