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![Show Contents]() Vaudray History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The enchanting region of Bourgoigne was the historical homeland of the prominent surname Vaudray. Vaudray is a topographic surname, which is a type of hereditary surname. These were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. Early Origins of the Vaudray familyThe surname Vaudray was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where this distinguished family held a family seat in the Franche-Comté, and were members of the aristocracy of that region. Early History of the Vaudray familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vaudray research. Another 154 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1724 and 1802 are included under the topic Early Vaudray History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Vaudray Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Vaudry, Vaudrey, Vaudreil, Vaudray, Vauday, Vaudey, Vaudre, Vaudrée, Vaudree, Vaudreuil, Vaudrevil, Vaudryville and many more. Early Notables of the Vaudray familyMore information is included under the topic Early Vaudray Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Vaudray Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Claude Antoine Vaudray, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 1
- 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)
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Vaudray migration to the United States 
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