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![Show Contents]() Drouot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France
Normandy is the region of ancient France from which the name Drouot was derived. It comes from when the family lived in Normandy. Drouin is also thought to come from the French word "drouineurs," which was a nickname given to boilermakers, officially called "chaudronniers." 1 Early Origins of the Drouot familyThe surname Drouot was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where they held a family seat in the seigniory of Drouvin, a village in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the arrondisement of Béthune. 1 They branched to Brittany (French: Bretagne), Barrois and Bordelais. An important branch emerged at Fura in Bararis and assumed the name Edler Von Drouin and were elected to the nobility in 1815. Meanwhile, in France, important branches acquired estates in Briace, Ongon, Champmorin, Brittany Vauleart in Orléanais. They also moved to Soissonnais. In Paris, a member of the family was very involved in the political events of the day. Edouard Drouyn was in charge of diplomatic missions and elected a deputy in 1842. He was named minister of Foreign Affairs with the second Empire in 1852. Robert Drouin, born on 6th August 1617, son of Robert and Marie (née Dubois), travelled from Perche, France to the New World in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Anne Cloutier, born in 1607, daughter of Zacharie and Xainte (née Dupont), on 12th July 1637. Anne passed away on 3rd February 1648 and Robert remarried on 29th November 1649 to Marie Chapelier, daughter of Jean and Marguerite (née Dodier). They remained together until Robert passed away at Château-Richer on 1st June 1685. 2 Early History of the Drouot familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Drouot research. Another 25 words (2 lines of text) covering the year 1540 is included under the topic Early Drouot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Drouot Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Drouin, de Drouin, Derouin, Drouot, Drouon, Drouhin, Drouain, Drouhain, Drouyn, Durouain, Durouin, Drouyn, Druin and many more. Early Notables of the Drouot familyMore information is included under the topic Early Drouot Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Drouot RankingIn France, the name Drouot is the 1,757th most popular surname with an estimated 3,464 people with that name. 3 Migration of the Drouot familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Robert Drouin, who arrived in Quebec in 1633; Jean Drouin, who arrived in Quebec in 1646; François Drouineau arrived in Quebec from St-Ange in 1669.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Drouot (post 1700) | + |
- Gérard Drouot (1952-2022), French artistic director and live performance producer who produced thousands of concerts and was one of the major players of French musical production
- Antoine Drouot, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
- Antoine Drouot (1774-1847), French soldier
- Dionne, N.-E., Origine Des Familles Canadiennes-Français. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. Print.
- Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 24) Antoine Drouot. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
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