| ![Show Contents]() Beards History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Beards is a ancient French name from Brittany that was derived from the Old French personal name Bertet, which is composed of the Germanic elements behrt, which means bright or famous, and wald, which means rule. Early Origins of the Beards familyThe surname Beards was first found in Brittany. Early History of the Beards familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beards research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1437 is included under the topic Early Beards History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Beards Spelling VariationsThroughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Beards some of which are Béard, Beard, Béart, Beart, Béar and many more. Early Notables of the Beards familyAnother 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Beards Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Beards migration to the United States | + |
Approximately 110 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. France gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the next decade. 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. Migration to New France (Quebec) continued from France until it fell in 1759. In the year 1675 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 Beards 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 Beards were
Beards Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Elizabeth Beards, aged 24, who arrived in New England in 1635 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Beards (post 1700) | + |
- Algernon E. Beards, American politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Norwalk, 1839 2
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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