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The Hureau surname comes from the Old French "hurer" meaning "to bristle," "ruffle," or "stand on end;" as such it was likely a nickname for someone with an untidy head of shaggy hair. Interestingly, this word for someone whose hair sticks up came to be used for the Huron North American Aboriginal people who lived around Lake Ontario. It has been suggested that Hureau was also sometimes an occupational name for a sapper, that is, one who laid land mines.
The surname Hureau was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the name is mentioned twice in a French Armorial of 1696.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hureau research. The years 1769, 1810 and 1813 are included under the topic Early Hureau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Huron, Hurel, Hure, Huré, Huret, Hurard and many more.
Notable amongst the family in this period was
In France, the name Hureau is the 5,092nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: