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Origins Available:
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The French name Beaupre first arose during the Medieval period in Normandy. It is derived from when the family having lived at Beaupre, in Normandy.

Early Origins of the Beaupre family

The surname Beaupre was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

Early History of the Beaupre family

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Beaupre Spelling Variations

One can encounter great variation in the spelling of French surnames; in part, as spelling, and the spelling names was not yet standardized during the early development of the written French language. Later, there was much branching and movement of families, and spellings would change according to region. Variations of the name Beaupre include Beaupré, Beaupre and others.

Early Notables of the Beaupre family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Jean-Nicolas Beaupré, a magistrate born in Dieuze (Moselle) in 1795. He started as a soldier but quit to become, in 1816, the lawyer for the royal court of Nancy. He became an auditor judge at the same court in 1823, vice-president in 1844, and became councilor at the imperial court in 1849, honorary councilor in 1865. Jules Beaupré was an historian. Grandson of the former, son...
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Beaupre World Ranking

In the United States, the name Beaupre is the 13,112^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Beaupre is ranked the 854^th most popular surname with an estimated 6,255 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Beaupre is the 323^rd popular surname. 3

Beaupre 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 Beaupre 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 Beaupre were

Beaupre Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Bail De Beaupre, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 4
Jean Baptiste Beaupre, who settled in New Orleans in 1727

Beaupre Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Philip Beaupre, who arrived in Chicago in 1840
William Beaupre, who settled in Wisconsin in 1863

Beaupre migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Beaupre Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Nicolas Beaupre, who settled in Quebec sometime between 1603 and 1683

Beaupre Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Pierre-François Beaupré married in Quebec in 1725
François-Pierre Beaupre, son of Philippe and Judith, who married Thérèse Mercier, daughter of Louis and Louise, in Quebec on 23rd October 1725 5
Pierre Beaupré married in Rageot in 1728
François Beaupré married in Saint-Sulpice in 1738
François Beaupre, son of Louis-François and Jeanne, who married Geneviève Dufaut, daughter of François and Françoise, in Saint-Sulpice, Quebec in 1738 5
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Beaupre Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Amabel Beaupre, who landed in Canada in 1832
John Beaupre, who landed in Canada in 1833

Contemporary Notables of the name Beaupre (post 1700) +

Edouard Beaupré (1881-1904), American circus and freak show giant, strongman, and a star in Barnum and Bailey's circus
Robert Beaupre, American banker
Theodore Beaupre, American politician, Village President of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, 1924-26 6
Ralph E. Beaupre Sr., American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Bloomfield, 1954 6
Michael C. Beaupre, American politician, Village President of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, 1931-32 6
Jack Beaupre, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964 6
Arthur Matthias Beaupré (1853-1919), American politician, U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1903; Argentina, 1904-08; Netherlands, 1908-11; Luxembourg, 1908-11; Cuba, 1911-13 6
Charles-François Beautemps Beaupré (1766-1854), French hydrographer, hydrographic engineer and cartographer
Charles Gaudichaud Beaupré (1789-1854), French botanist
Benjamin Beaupré (1780-1842), businessman and political figure in Lower Canada
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Citations +

"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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html