Bousquet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The Bousquet surname comes form a form of the Old French word "bois," meaning "the woods;" it was most likely originally a name for someone living or working in a wooded area.

Early Origins of the Bousquet family

The surname Bousquet was first found in Brittany and Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where several notable families of this name have long been established. Among them were a du Boscq family of Normandy. Bousquet was generally a Southern variant of this same name. A Guillaume du Bosc was one of the companions of William the Conqueror in 1066. A Nicolas Bosc was the Bishop of Bayeux in 1397, and Chancelor of France in 1397.

Early History of the Bousquet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bousquet research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1392, 1408, 1418, 1419, 1653, 1788, 1818, 1838, 1839, 1840 and 1854 are included under the topic Early Bousquet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bousquet Spelling Variations

One can encounter great variation in the spelling of French surnames; in part, as spelling, and the spelling names was not yet standardized during the early development of the written French language. Later, there was much branching and movement of families, and spellings would change according to region. Variations of the name Bousquet include Bosc, Bosq, Desbosq, Dubosc, Duboscq, Bousquet and many more.

Early Notables of the Bousquet family

Notable amongst this name at this time was

Georges Bousquet was a French composer and critic, born at Perpignan 1818, died at St. Cloud 1854. He entered the Conservatoire as violin pupil; won the Grand Prix in 1838; and his compositions while...

Bousquet World Ranking

In the United States, the name Bousquet is the 7,107^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Bousquet is ranked the 788^th most popular surname. 2 And in France, the name Bousquet is the 235^th popular surname with an estimated 15,248 people with that name. 3

Bousquet migration to the United States +

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 Bousquet 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 Bousquet were

Bousquet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A E Dudok Bousquet, who landed in Iowa in 1849 4
Henrietta M Bousquet, who landed in Iowa in 1849 4
Henry L Bousquet, who landed in Iowa in 1849 4
Herman F Bousquet, who arrived in Iowa in 1849 4
Pierre Henri Bousquet, who landed in Iowa in 1849 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Bousquet migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bousquet Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Mr. Jean Bousquet, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 6th April 1642 5
Jean Bousquet, son of Jean and Isabelle, who married Catherine Fourrier, daughter of Claude and Marie, in Montreal, Quebec on 11th May 1672 6

Bousquet Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Pierre Bousquet, son of Jean and Catherine, who married Marie-Anne Banlier, daughter of Mathurin and Françoise, in Varennes, Quebec on 16th January 1702 6
Jean-Baptiste Bousquet, son of Jean and Catherine, who married Marie-Louise Lussier, daughter of Jacques and Catherine, in Repentigny, Quebec in 1703 6
Jean-Baptiste Bousquet, son of Pierre and Marie-Anne, who married Marguerite Provost, daughter of François and Catherine, in Repentigny, Quebec on 29th October 1726 6
Charles Bousquet, son of Pierre and Marie-Anne, who married Judith Lebrodeur, daughter of Jean-Baptiste and Marie, in Varennes, Quebec on 12th November 1731 6
Pierre Bousquet, son of Pierre and Marie-Anne, who married Louise Guyon, daughter of Ignace and Marie-Louise, in Varennes, Quebec on 8th June 1733 6
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Bousquet (post 1700) +

Don Bousquet (b. 1948), American cartoonist
Joë Bousquet (1897-1950), French poet
Frédérick Bousquet (b. 1981), French freestyle and butterfly swimmer
Adolphe Bousquet (1899-1972), French rugby union player

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.