Show ContentsFoudrea History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Foudrea family

The surname Foudrea was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this distinguished ancient family can be traced back to as early as 932 A.D.

Early History of the Foudrea family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Foudrea research. Another 298 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1080, 1113, 1216, 1356, 1510, 1621, 1667, 1691 and 1698 are included under the topic Early Foudrea History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Foudrea Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Foudras, Fouddras, Foudrat, Foudra, Fudras, Fudrat, Fudra, Fudrea, le Foudras, de Foudras, des Foudras, de Foudrat, de Foudra, de Fudras, de Fudrat, de Fudra, Foudray, Fouddray, Foudrays, Foudrais, Fouddrais, Foudraies, Fouddraies, Foudrez, Foudraye, Foudrayes, Foudret, Foudré, le Foudray, de Foudray, des Foudray, de Foudrais, de Foudrez, de Foudraye, Fouxdray, Foudre, le Foudre, de Foudre, des Foudre and many more.

Early Notables of the Foudrea family

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United States Foudrea migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Foudrea Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Peter Foudrea, who settled in San Francisco in 1851
  • A Foudrea, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1


The Foudrea Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Sunt mihi in custodiam
Motto Translation: I have to keep


  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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