Show ContentsBure History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Bure family

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

Early History of the Bure family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bure research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1447, 1463, 1470, 1496, 1499, 1540, 1555, 1773 and 1810 are included under the topic Early Bure History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bure Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bureau, Bure, Buré, Burel, Bures and others.

Early Notables of the Bure family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

  • Jean Bureau (d. 1463), Charles VII 's master of artillery during the final years of the Hundred Year's War
  • Guillaume-François Bure, nicknamed The Younger, who was of a family of Parisian librarians of the eighteenth century
  • Antoine Burel, an officer in Rhône in 1773
  • Allegre Bureau (b. 1810-), political writer born in Cherbourg, student at the Conservatory, professor of music, and a musician at the Italian Theatre


United States Bure migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bure Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Lars Bure, who landed in Delaware in 1693 1
Bure Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Peter Bure, who arrived in North America in 1783
Bure Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Henry Bure, who settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1827

Canada Bure migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bure Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Marie Bure, who settled in Quebec in 1665


  1. 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)


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