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The surname Tourgis was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tourgis research. The years 1690, 1727, 1729 and 1764 are included under the topic Early Tourgis History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Turgeon, Turgis, Tourgis, Turgot, Turgan and others.
Notable amongst the family in this period was Michel-Étienne Turgot, a French magistrate who was born in Paris in 1690. He was of an ancient family, distinguished in their nobility, who in the thirteenth century, was mainly established in Brittany and since then has been primarily in Normandy. He was President of the second chamber of appeal in the Parisian parliament at the time he was named provost of the entrepreneurs in 1729...
Another 72 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tourgis Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 560 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Most came during the nineteenth century, but a few immigrated earlier, such as Charles Turgeon, who married in 1648 in Quebec.