| ![Show Contents]() Gauvreau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France The Gauvreau surname comes from the Old French personal name Gauvin. Early Origins of the Gauvreau familyThe surname Gauvreau was first found in Brittany. Early History of the Gauvreau familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gauvreau research. Another 54 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1726, 1728 and 1741 are included under the topic Early Gauvreau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gauvreau Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gauvain, Gavain, Gavin, Gauvin, Gauvent, du Gauvin, de Gauvin, Du Gauvin, Du Gauvain, Des Gauvain, Des Gauvin and many more. Early Notables of the Gauvreau familyNotable amongst this name at this time was Pierre Gaviniés, an eminent French violin-player. According to some authorities he was born at Bourdeaux in 1728, while others give Paris and the year 1726. His instructors are equally unknown, but it is assumed that he was self-taught, forming his style chiefly after the great Italian violinists, who were then much in the habit of travelling in France. He was still a...
Another 69 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gauvreau Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gauvreau RankingIn Quebec, Canada, the name Gauvreau is the 715th most popular surname. 1 Migration of the Gauvreau familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jean Gauvin who arrived in Quebec in 1662 from Aunis on the west coast of France, although this is likely to be the port of embarkation, rather than his original home.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Gauvreau (post 1700) | + |
- Christine M. Gauvreau, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1978 2
- René Gauvreau, Canadian politician in the province of Quebec
- Brigadier Joseph Guy Gauvreau (1915-1989), Commanding Officer 6th Canadian Brigade, North-West Europe (1944) 3
- Louis-Honoré Gauvreau (1812-1858), physician and political figure in Canada East
- Charles Arthur Gauvreau (1860-1924), Canadian author, notary, and politician
- Brent Gauvreau (b. 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jocelyn Gauvreau (b. 1964), retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman
- Louis Gauvreau (1761-1822), businessman and political figure in Lower Canada
- Pierre Gauvreau (1922-2011), Canadian Québécois painter who has also worked in film and television productions
- Claude Gauvreau (1925-1971), Canadian playwright, poet and polemicist
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