Vaudrey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
France

The enchanting region of Bourgoigne was the historical homeland of the prominent surname Vaudrey. Vaudrey 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 Vaudrey family

The surname Vaudrey 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 Vaudrey family

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Vaudrey Spelling Variations

Spelling 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 Vaudrey family

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Vaudrey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vaudrey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Daniel Vaudrey, who settled in Virginia in 1683

Vaudrey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean-Baptiste Vaudrey who settled in Louisiana in 1780

Contemporary Notables of the name Vaudrey (post 1700) +

Emma Lucy Vaudrey, American actress, known for her work on Nice Guy Eddie (2001), Springhill (1996) and Following The Wicca Man (2013)