Rieux History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Rieux family

The surname Rieux was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where they held a family seat at Lerous near Rouen in the county of Breteuil, and were descended from Turchil Leroux who lived about 1070. He or his son was known as "Ralph the Red" and stood very high in the favor of King Henry I. Later in 1190 he operated from his castle of Pont-Echanfré near Bernai in the Norman Vexin. He died in the wreck of the "Blanche Nef" with the King's two sons. This main stem of the family were eventually elevated to Barons of the Empire after the Revolution.

Early History of the Rieux family

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Rieux Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Riou, Rioux, Rieux, Rioult, Roux, Rou, Roue, de Riou and many more.

Early Notables of the Rieux family

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Rieux Ranking

In France, the name Rieux is the 3,935^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Rieux migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rieux Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Du Rieux, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 2

Rieux Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A Rieux, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)