Ver History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France
Scotland
England

Early Origins of the Ver family

The surname Ver was first found in the Isle of France.

Some of the family ventured to England shortly after the Conquest. There we find "in 1199, Warin de Virune of Northamptonshire occurring in the Rotuli Curiae Regis. Ralph Werune, in 1279, witnesses an acceptance of one virgate of land from the Knights Templars by Roger de Oseney. Richard de Werun held of the Honour of Ferrers 24 Ed. I.-Nichols' Leicestershire." 1

Early History of the Ver family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ver research. Another 60 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1534, 1536, 1544, 1563, 1575, 1595, 1649, 1722 and 1756 are included under the topic Early Ver History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ver Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Veron, Veronneau, Veroneau, Vair, Ver, Vairel, Vairet, Vérel, Véret, Verlet, Véret, Vairon, Véron and many more.

Early Notables of the Ver family

Notable amongst the family was

John Véron (d. 1563), French Protestant controversialist, born at or near Sens. "He studied at Orleans in 1534, and about 1536 settled in England, for his letters of denisation, 2 July 1544, state tha...
François Véron (c.1575-1649), was a French Jesuit controversialist; and François Véron, sire of Forbonnais, was an advertising executive born in Mans in 1722. He belonged to a family of clothing manuf...

Ver Ranking

In the United States, the name Ver is the 17,503^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Ver family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 160 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Most came during the nineteenth century, but a few immigrated earlier, such as Jean Veron, who married in Duquet, Quebec in 1646.

Contemporary Notables of the name Ver (post 1700) +

ElGene Ver Dught, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Missouri State Senate 21st District, 2012 3
C. Ver Ploeg, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928; Candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1928 4

Citations +

Cleveland, Dutchess of The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages. London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1889. Print. Volume 3 of 3
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html