L'Heureux Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname L'Heureux

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Origin Displayed: French

Where did the French L'Heureux family come from? What is the French coat of arms/family crest? When did the L'Heureux family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

From the historical and enchanting region of France emerged a multitude of notable family names, including that of the distinguished L'Heureux family. Originally, the people in this region went by one (personal) name. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. These names then began to become "fixed" or hereditary between the generations. One of the types of names adopted as surnames were those derived from nicknames. Nicknames, or "eke-names," were an added name that generally reflected some physical characteristics or other attriBute of the person that used the name. The L'Heureux surname derives from the Old French word "rous," meaning "red," or "red-haired;" and as such was a nickname for someone with red hair, or perhaps for a person with a ruddy or reddish complexion, or who dressed habitually in the color red.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Leroux, Lerout, Lerou, Leroulx, Leroud, Lerous, de Roux, Lerou, Laroux, La Roux, La Rou, La Rous and many more.

First found in Périgord, where this impressive family was seated since ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jan LeRou who settled in Virginia with his wife and six children in 1621; Jacob Leroux who settled in Antigua in 1679; Pierre LeRoux who settled in New York with his wife and children in 1683.

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

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Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the L'Heureux coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

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The L'Heureux Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The L'Heureux 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.