Barbeau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The name Barbeau dates back to the days of Medieval France, in the region of Brittany. It is derived from their residence in Barbeau, a place in the province of Brittany (French: Bretagne).

Early Origins of the Barbeau family

The surname Barbeau was first found in Brittany where they held a family seat from ancient times.

The family prospered and grew and eventually a branch of the family formed in England with which Brittany was aligned. During the 15th and 16th centuries, after the reunion of Brittany with France, the family branched into Provence and Lorraine. In Lorraine, they held a family seat at Augueville where they are recorded with lands, estates, and manors on the 7th of February in 1553.

André Barbeau was born in 1641 in Vendée, France. He travelled to the New World in 1662 and after arriving in Canada he married Marie Jaudon on 12th August 1669. After his first wife passed away, André remarried to Marie Gagne in 1686. They settled in Charlesbourg, Quebec until the time André's death on 29th September 1699. 1

Early History of the Barbeau family

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Barbeau Spelling Variations

History has changed the spelling of most surnames. During the early development of the French language in the Middle Ages, a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there spelling variations of the name Barbeau, some of which include Barbeau, Barbeaux, Barbbeau, Barbbeaux, de Barbeau, DeBarbeau, De Barbeau and many more.

Early Notables of the Barbeau family

Notable amongst this name at this time was

the family Barbeau of Tréviex

Barbeau World Ranking

In the United States, the name Barbeau is the 12,106^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Barbeau is ranked the 511^st most popular surname. 3 And in France, the name Barbeau is the 3,144^th popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 4

Barbeau migration to the United States +

France finally gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the 1700s. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Barbeau were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Barbeau were

Barbeau Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Joseph Barbeau who married Elisabeth Charbonneau in 1690

Barbeau Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Guillaume Barbeau, who arrived in Louisiana in 1718 5
Michel Barbeau who married Suzanne Chartrand in 1723 in Coron
Jacques Barbeau who married Louise Paquet in 1738

Barbeau Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

E.J. Barbeau, aged 50, who landed in America, in 1894
Laure Barbeau, aged 47, who landed in America, in 1894
Mrs Barbeau, aged 40, who immigrated to America, in 1894
Martin L. Barbeau, aged 22, who landed in America, in 1895
Thomas Barbeau, aged 22, who landed in America, in 1896
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Barbeau Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Louise Barbeau, aged 69, who immigrated to the United States from Paris, in 1906
Isabel Barbeau, aged 27, who settled in America from Paris, France, in 1908
Louis Barbeau, aged 51, who settled in America, in 1909
Andre Barbeau, aged 17, who immigrated to America, in 1918
Gabriel Barbeau, aged 56, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1923

Barbeau migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Barbeau Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Marguerite Hedouin Barbeau, who landed in Canada in 1671
François Barbeau, son of Jacques and Jeanne, who married Marguerite Hédouin, daughter of François and Catherine, in Quebec on 24th November 1671 6
Jacques Barbeau who married Jeanne Garnier in 1679 in Aubert, Quebec
André Barbeau, son of André and Marie-Clémence, who married Marie Gagnier, daughter of Pierre and Madeleine, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 15th July 1686 6
François-Jean Barbeau, son of Pierre and Madeleine, who married Marie De Noyon, daughter of Jean and Marie, in Boucherville, Quebec on 18th November 1686 6
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Barbeau Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jacques Barbeau, son of François and Marguerite, who married Marie-Anne Bisson, daughter of René and Anne, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 27th February 1702 6
Jean-François Barbeau, son of François and Marguerite, who married Catherine Vivier, daughter of Pierre and Marguerite, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 16th November 1705 6
François Barbeau, son of François and Marguerite, who married Louise Dumont, daughter of Jean and Marguerite, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 10th November 1710 6
Simon Barbeau, son of François and Marguerite, who married Catherine Auvray, daughter of Jacques and Marie-Catherine, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 14th October 1715 6
Pierre Barbeau, son of François and Marguerite, who married Marie-Anne Lauzé, daughter of Paul and Catherine, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 29th April 1715 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Barbeau (post 1700) +

Adrienne Jo Barbeau (b. 1945), American television, film, and musical theater actress
Victor Barbeau (1896-1994), Quebec writer and academic, Professor at HEC Montréal (1925-1963)
Marcel Barbeau OC OQ (1925-2016), Canadian painter
Charles Marius Barbeau (1883-1969), Canadian Rhodes Scholar, ethnographer, and folklorist, considered a founder of Canadian anthropology
André Barbeau (1931-1986), French Canadian neurologist, made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1980