Show ContentsArbouin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The chronicle of the name Arbouin begins in the French region of Auvergne. Arbouin was a name for someone who lived in Auvergne.

Early Origins of the Arbouin family

The surname Arbouin was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France.

Early History of the Arbouin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Arbouin research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1250, 1445, 1446, 1565, 1580, 1664, 1682, 1778, 1816, 1847 and 1895 are included under the topic Early Arbouin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Arbouin Spelling Variations

Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Arbouin, including Arbour, Arbou, Arbouet, Arbouin, Arbourse, Arbousset, Arbouville and many more.

Early Notables of the Arbouin family

Notable amongst the family was

  • Gaston Arbouin was municipal councilor of Troyes, then became general councilor around 1895...

Migration of the Arbouin family

In the 1700s, land incentives were finally given out by France to 2,000 migrants. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 1759. 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 the treaty of Utrecht, Acadia were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Arbouin were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Arbouin were 80 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among them, Marie-Madeleine-Ursu Arbour married in Pointe-aux-Trembles in 1696.



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