Show ContentsBouliard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Bouliard, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Bouliard, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Savoie. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate while names of larger areas usually indicated a former dweller or a very powerful, titled landholder. The Bouliard family originally lived in the province of Savoie.

Early Origins of the Bouliard family

The surname Bouliard was first found in Britanny (Bretagne).

Early History of the Bouliard family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bouliard research. Another 27 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1448, 1472, 1605, 1630, 1638, 1645 and 1772 are included under the topic Early Bouliard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bouliard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bouliane, Boulianne, Boulliau, Bouliau, Boulliard, Bouliard, Boullier, Boulier, Boulin, Boullin and many more.

Early Notables of the Bouliard family

Notable at this time was

  • Marie-Geneviève Bouliard, born in Paris in 1772, was a portrait painter...

Migration of the Bouliard family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: about fifty recorded individuals who immigrated to Canada from France between 1600 and 1900. The majority of them settled in Murray Bay, Qué bec, such as David Bouliane, who was a farmer in the town in 1871. Rieul Bouliane was postmaster in Les Petites Bergeronnes in 1891..



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