Bellac History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Bellac

In medieval France, the name Bellac was first used by a family in the region of Gascogne. It was a name for someone who lived in Gascogne.

Early Origins of the Bellac family

Early History of the Bellac family

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Bellac Spelling Variations

Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Bellac, including Belec, Bellec, Bellac, Belic, Belif, Le Bellec, Bellecq, Bellocq, Du Belley and many more.

Early Notables of the Bellac family

many important individuals. At this time the Bellocq's house and lands were located near the Church of Saint-Julien and belonged to, rather than the name Bellocq, a family previously named Guicharnaud. From Pierre de Guicharnaud and from his son Jean de Bellocq came a direct line leading to Isabeau de Bellocq. Her nephew, Claude Hourcade, became juror of Lescar in 1788, and his cousin Jean Hourcade Bellocq had a child, Jean-Baptiste...
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Migration of the Bellac family

Approximately 110 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. France gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. Migration to New France (Quebec) continued from France until it fell in 1759. In the year 1675 the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Bellac has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Bellac were 25 records of individuals of the lineage who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. The earliest recorded settler was Elisabeth Bé.