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Early Origins of the Meilleur family

The surname Meilleur was first found in Languedoc, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Meilleur family

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Meilleur Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Melier, Mellier, Meulier, Meller, Le Melier, Mélier, de Méllier, Melyer, Meiler, Melies, Meilleur and many more.

Early Notables of the Meilleur family

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Meilleur Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Meilleur is the 730th most popular surname. 1

Migration of the Meilleur family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Meleir settled in Virginia in 1649.


Contemporary Notables of the name Meilleur (post 1700) +

  • Vincent Meilleur (b. 1974), French ski mountaineer, born in Moûtier
  • Marie-Louise Fébronie Chassé Meilleur (1880-1998), Canadian supercentenarian, oldest recognized person in the world who died at the age of 118
  • Madeleine Meilleur (b. 1948), Canadian nurse, lawyer and former politician in Ontario, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (2003-2016)
  • Jens Meilleur (b. 1993), retired Canadian-born, German professional ice hockey player
  • Jean-Baptiste Meilleur (1796-1878), Canadian physician, educator and politician in Lower Canada, Canada East, and Quebec
  • Hubert Meilleur, Canadian politician from Quebec, Canada, Mayor of Mirabel (1987-2007)
  • Briane Meilleur (b. 1992), Canadian curler from Petersfield, Manitoba who currently plays lead for Team Kerri Einarson who have won back to back Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in 2020 and 2021


  1. "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


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