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Early Origins of the Vaur family

The surname Vaur was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme departments, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in this region and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived. They were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Vaur family

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Vaur Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: De Vaur, Devaur, Devore, Vaure, Vaurs, Vaurin, Vaury, Vabre, DeVuare, De la Vaure, DuVaure and many more.

Early Notables of the Vaur family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

  • of Vaur of Forez

Vaur Ranking

In France, the name Vaur is the 5,150th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Vaur family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: including many of the name who migrated to the New World from the mid 17th century onward.



  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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