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The De maire surname is an occupational name, and was probably first borne by someone who was a town mayor.
The surname De maire was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where early records indicate that bearers of this name had long been established.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our De maire research. Another 52 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1350, 1586, 1602, 1798, 1813 and 1880 are included under the topic Early De maire History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Maire, Maires, la Maire, Lamaire, Lamaires, de Maire, Mayre, Mayres, Demaire, Demaires, Le Maire, Lemaire, Lemaires, Le Mayre, Lemayre, Lemayres, de Mayre, Demayre, Demayres, Mairre, Mairres, Meire, Meirre and many more.
Notable amongst the family at this time was Jean Le Maire, seigneur (Lord) of La Bondue, who was ennobled, and his son Jean, who was a government official in the "bailliages" d'Autun et de Montcenis, and later prosecuting attorney for duke Charles in the duchy of Burgundy. The descendants of Jean continued to hold high positions in the governments of the region...
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