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Early Origins of the Thoreau family

The surname Thoreau was first found in Languedoc where this noble family held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Thoreau family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Thoreau research. Another 243 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1400, 1463, 1480, 1600 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Thoreau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Thoreau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Larivoir, Larivoire, Larivoir, Rivoires, Rivore, La Rivoire, Rivoire, Laryvoire, La Ryvoire, Ryvoire, Larivoires, La Rivoires, Rivoires, Ryvoires, La Ryvoires, Laryvoires, La Tourette, Tourette, Touret, Tourrete, Tourrette, Tourettes, La Tourrete, La Tourrette, La Tourettes, La Tourretes, La Tourrettes, Lariviérre, Lariviere and many more.

Early Notables of the Thoreau family

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Thoreau Ranking

In France, the name Thoreau is the 3,671st most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Thoreau family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John D. Rivoire, aged 44; who settled in New York in 1892; Maurice Larivée arrived in Quebec in 1652 from Poitou; Pierre Larivée arrived in Quebec from Saintonge in 1663..


Contemporary Notables of the name Thoreau (post 1700) +

  • Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American essayist and poet, best known for his book Walden and his essay Civil Disobedience
  • H. D. Thoreau Jr. (1923-2007), American track and field authority and Olympic official


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