First found in Auvergne where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and where this illustrious family held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Clermont/Aurillac and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jean Paul Ours, who arrived in Louisiana in 1720 with his wife and seven year old child, and Jean Hours, who also arrived in Louisiana in 1720.

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