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Early Origins of the Relle family

The surname Relle was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in this region and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived. They were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Relle family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Relle research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1792 is included under the topic Early Relle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Relle Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Real, Reael, Reaele, Reals, Riel, Rielle, Rill, Rille, Rile, Rele, Relle, Rels, Rhels, Rhelle, Rhel, Riels, Rhels, van Riel, van Rielle, Réal, Reau, Rheaume, Reaumur and many more.

Early Notables of the Relle family

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Migration of the Relle family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jean Rheaume, who arrived in Quebec in 1665; Jean-Baptiste Riel, who came to Sorel, Quebec in 1704; Al. Paul Rheaume, who settled in Illinois in 1743.


Contemporary Notables of the name Relle (post 1700) +

  • George Du Relle (b. 1852), American Republican politician, Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1895-1902; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1906-14 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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