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Early Origins of the Gobeil family

The surname Gobeil was first found in Champagne.

Early History of the Gobeil family

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Gobeil Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gobeil, Gobel, Gobeau, Gobeaux, Gobeaud, Gobé, Gobelin and many more.

Early Notables of the Gobeil family

Notable amongst the family during this period was Balthesar Gobelin, who was general treasurer of the artillery in 1571. Claude Gobé was a general and fought in Normandy in 1573 and 1574. He was named brigadier in 1589. As Grand provost of Normandy, he found himself at the battles of Arques in 1589, Ivry in 1590, and at the sieges of Rouen in 1591, Paris in 1594, La Fere in 1596 and Amiens in 1597. Antoine...
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Gobeil Ranking

In the United States, the name Gobeil is the 14,618th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Gobeil is ranked the 472nd most popular surname. 2


Canada Gobeil migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gobeil Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Françoise Gobeil married in 1668 in Aubert, Quebec
  • Barthelemy Gobeil married in 1697 in Ste-Famille
  • Barthélemi Gobeil, son of Jean and Jeanne, who married Anne Dionne, daughter of Antoine and Catherine, in Sainte-Famille, Quebec on 19th August 1697 3
Gobeil Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Barthélemi Gobeil, son of Barthélemi and Anne, who married Marguerite Tibierge, daughter of Gabriel and Marie-Madeleine, in Saint-Jean-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 17th November 1727 3
  • Jean-François Gobeil, son of Barthélemi and Anne, who married Françoise Gosselin, daughter of François and Françoise, in Saint-Laurent-de-lîle-d'Orléans, Quebec on 14th November 1735 3
  • Joseph-Laurent Gobeil, son of Barthélemi and Anne, who married Isabelle Fortier, daughter of Antoine and Madeleine, in Saint-Jean-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 30th June 1739 3
  • Antoine Gobeil married in 1749 in Beauceville, Quebec
  • Vincent Gobeil, son of Joseph-Laurent and Isabelle, who married Monique Landry, daughter of Augustin and Angélique, in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec on 7th January 1766 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Gobeil (post 1700) +

  • Paul Gobeil (b. 1942), Canadian politician, Minister of International Affairs in Quebec from 1988 to 1989
  • Samuel Gobeil, Canadian politician


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
  3. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.


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