Robillot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Robillot family

Early History of the Robillot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Robillot research. Another 63 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1675, 1719 and 1789 are included under the topic Early Robillot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Robillot Spelling Variations

Throughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Robillot some of which are Robillard, Robilard, Robillart, Robilart, Robilleau, Robileau, Robilliard, Robiliard, Robilliart, Robiliart, Robillot, Robilot, Robellot, Robelot and many more.

Early Notables of the Robillot family

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Migration of the Robillot family

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Robillot has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Robillot were Claude Robillard who migrated from Brittany to Quebec in 1664.