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![Show Contents]() Billiau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The noble surname Billiau originated in the region of Maine, in France. Billiau is a topographic surname, which is a type of hereditary surname. Topographic names were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between individuals and their homelands, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, people who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original villages, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. Early Origins of the Billiau familyThe surname Billiau was first found in Maine. Early History of the Billiau familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Billiau research. The years 1602, 1666, 1696, 1772, 1783, 1804, 1815, 1826, 1829 and 1830 are included under the topic Early Billiau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Billiau Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Billiard, Billiaud, Billiet, Billiez, Billard, Billaud, Billet, Billardon, Billault and many more. Early Notables of the Billiau familyNotable amongst the family at this time was Claude Billiard de Courgenay, a poet in the sixteenth century. Adam Billaut was a poet and miller born in Nevers in 1602; also of this house were the lords of Champeaux, who affirmed their nobility in 1666; the name was mentioned in the Armorial of 1696, in Chinon and Alençon; François-Pierre Billard was a swindler during the eighteenth century; Pierre-Joseph Billard was a baron-general born in 1772; René-Marie Billard was a librarian at this time; Edme-Louis Billardon de Sauvigny was a polygraph during the eighteenth century; Alexis Billiet, born in Chapelles-en-Tarentaise in 1783...
Another 107 words (8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Billiau Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Billiau familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 40 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among them, Pérette Billard married in 1662 in Quebec; Franç.
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