Ambroise History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Ambroise family

The surname Ambroise was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, 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 the region of the Rhone and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. There was a Saint Ambrose(circa 340-397); he had been a Bishop and Governor in Milan, Italy.

Early History of the Ambroise family

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Ambroise Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ambrois, Ambroix, Ambroise, Ambrosius, Ambrosi, Ambrodi, Ambroisin, Ambrosini, Ambroize, Ambroisse and many more.

Early Notables of the Ambroise family

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Ambroise Ranking

In France, the name Ambroise is the 3,179^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Ambroise migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ambroise Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jean Ambroise, who was listed in the "Alsace Emigration Book" as having left for America in 1828

Contemporary Notables of the name Ambroise (post 1700) +

Jean-Baptiste Ambroise Ravier, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
Charles Ambroise Dardenne, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
Étienne Ambroise Berthellemy, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
Paul Ambroise Valéry (1871-1945), French poet
Ambroise Chevreux (1728-1792), French Benedictine

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, August 12) Jean-Baptiste Ravier. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 26) Charles Dardenne. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Étienne Berthellemy. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html