The Huron surname comes from the Old French "hurer" meaning "to bristle," "ruffle," or "stand on end;" as such it was likely a nickname for someone with an untidy head of shaggy hair. Interestingly, this word for someone whose hair sticks up came to be used for the Huron North American Aboriginal people who lived around Lake Ontario. It has been suggested that Huron was also sometimes an occupational name for a sapper, that is, one who laid land mines.
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Early Origins of the Huron family
The surname Huron was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the name is mentioned twice in a French Armorial of 1696.
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Early History of the Huron family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Huron research. The years 1769, 1810 and 1813 are included under the topic Early Huron History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Huron Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Huron, Hurel, Hure, Huré, Huret, Hurard and many more.
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Early Notables of the Huron family
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Huron Ranking
In France, the name Huron is the 6,417th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1
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Migration of the Huron family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre Hure, who settled in New France sometime between 1620 and 1765; Catherine Hurelle, who arrived in Montreal in 1654; Jean Huron, who settled in Quebec in 1674.
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