Show ContentsCourceles History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Courceles, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Courceles, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Bourgogne. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, and names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Courceles family originally derived its surname from the place named Courcelles, in the province of Bourgogne.

Early Origins of the Courceles family

The surname Courceles was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this distinguished family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Courceles family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Courceles research. Another 165 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1418, 1439, 1514, 1586, 1600, 1626, 1659, 1665, 1672, 1698 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Courceles History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Courceles Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Courcelles, Courcelle, Courcele, Courceles, Courtcelles, Courtcelle, Courtcele, Courtceles, Courscelles, Courscelles, Courscele, Coursceles, Corcelles, Courcell, Courtcell, Coursolle, Coursel, de Courcelles and many more.

Early Notables of the Courceles family

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Migration of the Courceles family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Louis Courcel, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719; Peter Courcell, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1806; and Mary Catharine Coursol, who was naturalized in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1831. Jacques Coursol, married Marguerite-René.



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