Show ContentsDecourcelles History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Decourcelles, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Decourcelles, 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 Decourcelles family originally derived its surname from the place named Courcelles, in the province of Bourgogne.

Early Origins of the Decourcelles family

The surname Decourcelles 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 Decourcelles family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Decourcelles 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 Decourcelles History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Decourcelles 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 Decourcelles family

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United States Decourcelles migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Decourcelles Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Dufour DeCourcelles, who landed in Louisiana in 1718 [1]


  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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