Noble surnames, such as Breuilh, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Breuilh, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of France. 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. The Breuilh family originally lived in the seigneury of Dubreuil in the diocese of Nevers in the province of Bourbonnais, the most central of all the French Provinces.
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Early Origins of the Breuilh family
The surname Breuilh was first found in Bourbonnais, a historic province in the centre of France, now part of the modern département of Allier and Cher where this distinguished family held a family seat in the seigneurie of Dubreuil in the diocese of Nevers.
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Early History of the Breuilh family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Breuilh research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1561 and 1602 are included under the topic Early Breuilh History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Breuilh Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Dubreuil, Breuil, Dubreil, Breil, Breuilly, Breilly, Breuille, Brully, Breully, LeBreuil and many more.
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Early Notables of the Breuilh family
Another 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Breuilh Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Breuilh family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jean Brouillet settled in Quebec in 1706 from Angoumois on the west coast of France; Jean Dubreuil (1729), and another Jean Dubrueil (1741) settled in Quebec from Guyenne.
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