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![Show Contents]() Villiard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The enchanting region of Bourgoigne was the historical homeland of the prominent surname Villiard. Villiard 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 Villiard familyThe surname Villiard was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this family has been known to live from ancient times. Early History of the Villiard familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Villiard research. Another 181 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1030, 1653 and 1734 are included under the topic Early Villiard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Villiard Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Villars, Villar, Villart, Villare, Vilars, Vilart, Vilare, Villarts, Villares, Vilarts, Vilares, Villard, Villards, Villarte, Villarde, Villartes, Villardes, Vilarte, Vilarde, Vilartes, Vilardes, de Villars and many more. Early Notables of the Villiard familyMore information is included under the topic Early Villiard Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Villiard familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Elizabeth Villers settled in Virginia in 1663; J. Jacques Villard settled with his family in Carolina in 1754; J. Jacques settled with his wife and seven children in Philadelphia in 1787.
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