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Bouvier History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Citations

Bouvier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The long and noble heritage behind the name of Bouvier first began in medieval France. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Bouvier family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. The surname Bouvier was an occupational name for a person who worked in a cowshed. Looking back further, we find the name Bouvier was derived from the Old French word boverie, which means a stable for oxen.

Early Origins of the Bouvier family

The surname Bouvier was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where bearers of this family name and their ancestors have been located since ancient times.

Early History of the Bouvier family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bouvier research. Another 357 words (26 lines of text) covering the years 1279, 1376, 1391, 1430, 1500, 1519, 1544, 1648, 1677, 1700, 1717, 1743, 1744 and 1746 are included under the topic Early Bouvier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bouvier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bouvier, Bouviez, Bouviet, Bouviest, Bouviait, Bouviais, Bouviaie, Bouviaies, Buvier, Buviez, Buviet, Buviest, Buviait, Buviais, Buviaies, Buviaie, Buviaies, Bouvié, Buvié, De Bouvier, Le Bouvier, De Buvier, Le Buvier and many more.

Early Notables of the Bouvier family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon (commonly known as Madame Guyon) (1648-1717), a French mystic who was accused of advocating Quietism

Bouvier Ranking

In France, the name Bouvier is the 167^th most popular surname with an estimated 19,721 people with that name. 1

Bouvier migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bouvier Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Julien Bouvier, who landed in New York in 1795 2
John Bouvier, who settled in Philadelphia in 1798

Bouvier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Bouvier, who settled in Philadelphia in 1812
Pierre J Bouvier, aged 39, who landed in Missouri in 1844 2

Bouvier migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bouvier Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Michel Bouvier, who arrived in Montreal in 1653
Mr. Michel Bouvier, French settler travelling to Canada to work for Claude Robutel, arriving on 8th June 1659 3
Matburine Bouvier, who landed in Montreal in 1659
Michel Bouvier, who settled in Montreal in 1663
Pierre Bouvier, son of Bastien and Jeanne, who married Catherine Ballié, daughter of Guillaume and Adrienne, in Quebec on 24th November 1667 4
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Bouvier Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Michel Bouvier, son of Urbain and Marguerite, who married Catherine Coderre, daughter of Antoine and Marie-Anne, in Saint-Ours, Quebec on 19th March 1718 4
Michel Bouvier, who settled in Quebec in 1718
Charles Bouvier, son of Charles and Catherine, who married Marie-Anne Gautron, daughter of Michel and Madeleine, in Quebec on 12th September 1731 4
Jean-Baptiste Bouvier, son of Charles and Catherine, who married Catherine Langevin, daughter of Louis and Madeleine, in Montreal, Quebec on 7th January 1738 4
Louis Bouvier, son of Michel and Catherine, who married Marie-Madeleine Beaulieu, daughter of François and Emond, in Contrecoeur, Quebec on 13th November 1747 4
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Bouvier Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

François Bouvier, who settled in Quebec in 1811
Alexic Bouvier, who settled in Quebec in 1847
Isaïe Bouvier, who settled in Quebec in 1879

Contemporary Notables of the name Bouvier (post 1700) +

Stanislas A. Bouvier, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Plainfield, 1906 5
J. Edward Bouvier, American politician, Delegate to New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention from Swanzey, 1956 5
George A. Bouvier, American politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from New Britain, 1908 5
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier (1929-1994), Maiden name of the wife of the 35th president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Bouvier, American (French born) lawyer and journalist, known for his Law Dictionary (1839)
Joseph Bouvier des Éclaz, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 6
Brigadier-General Edmond Bouvier (1891-1971), French Commanding Officer during World War II 7
Eugène Louis Bouvier (1856-1944), French entomologist and carcinologist
Hélène Bouvier (1905-1978), French mezzo-sopano
Charles Bouvier (1898-1964), Swiss Olympic bobsledder
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

The Bouvier Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Festina lente
Motto Translation: Be quick without impetuosity.

Citations +

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.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Joseph Bouvier. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Edmond Bouvier. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Bouvier/Edmond-Jean/France.html