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Early Origins of the Rheaume family

The surname Rheaume 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 Rheaume family

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

Rheaume 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 Rheaume family

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Rheaume Ranking

In the United States, the name Rheaume is the 10,576th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Rheaume is ranked the 376th most popular surname. 2


United States Rheaume migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rheaume Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Al. Paul Rheaume, who settled in Illinois in 1743

Canada Rheaume migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rheaume Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Jean Rheaume, who arrived in Quebec in 1665

Contemporary Notables of the name Rheaume (post 1700) +

  • Manon Rheaume (b. 1972), Canadian hockey player from Lac Beaufort, Quebec, the first woman to play in the NHL


  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


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