Grozier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The ancestral home of the Grozier family is the French region of Auvergne. Grozier was a name for someone who lived in the place named Crozet, which refers to a village in Aubergne, where the original bearer lived or held land. Habitational names are part of a larger set of names known as local, which means that they are derived from geographical features; either from place names, which is the source for this name, or from local geographical features, which are topographical names.

Early Origins of the Grozier family

The surname Grozier was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France.

Early History of the Grozier family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grozier research. Another 328 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1293, 1333, 1401, 1506, 1558, 1566, 1582, 1649, 1655, 1661, 1712, 1716, 1717, 1738, 1739, 1740, 1800 and 1813 are included under the topic Early Grozier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Grozier Spelling Variations

French surnames were subject to numerous spelling alterations depending on the region and time it was used. The early development of the French language relied heavily on borrowing elements and grammar from other languages. For example, Old French was infused with Germanic words and sounds when barbarian tribes invaded and settled in France after the fall of the Roman Empire. Middle French also borrowed heavily from the Italian language during the Renaissance. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Grozier is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Crozet, Crouzet, Croizet, Crouzette, Croizette, Cruisette, Crozette, Crozett, Cruiset, Crossier, Crozzet, Croizett, Crozier, Crouzettes, Croizettes, Cruisettes, Crozettes, Crousset, Crousett, Crousette, Croiset, Croisette, Crusier, Cruisette, Crozzier, Croizzet, Crouzzet, Crozzette, Crozzettes and many more.

Early Notables of the Grozier family

Notable amongst the family was Pierre Crozat (1661-1740), a French art collector, born in Toulouse, France; Maturinus Veyssière La Croze (1661-1739), a French Benedictine historian and Orientalist; and Antoine Crozat, Marquis du Châtel (ca.1655-1738), French founder of an immense...
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Grozier migration to the United States +

France was active as a cultural leader in the early 16th century. One particular area in which they lead was the exploration of the New World. The explorers, like Jacques Cartier in 1534, led the way to North America. Champlain, in 1608, made the first of twenty voyages to France to attract settlers and brought the first migrant in 1617. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec, and the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Grozier has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Grozier were

Grozier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James H. Grozier, aged 31, who landed in America from Liverpool, in 1897

Grozier Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Thomas F Grozier, aged 22, who immigrated to America from Glasgow, in 1905
William D. Grozier, aged 46, who landed in America from London, in 1905
Walter Grozier, aged 28, who landed in America from Airdrie, Scotland, in 1907
Janet Grozier, aged 1, who settled in America from Airdrie, Scotland, in 1907
Jennie Grozier, aged 3, who landed in America from Airdrie, Scotland, in 1907
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Contemporary Notables of the name Grozier (post 1700) +

Edwin Atkins Grozier (1859-1924), American progressive journalist, owner of the Boston Post (1891 to 1924)
Thomas "Tommy" Grozier (1902-1960), Scottish professional footballer from Rutherglen, Scotland who played 1927 through 1936