Claviers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Claviers

The chronicle of the name Claviers begins in the French region of Auvergne. Claviers was a name for someone who lived in Claviéres, a place in Auvergne, a medieval French province on the Massíf Central in south central France.

Early Origins of the Claviers family

Early History of the Claviers family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Claviers research. Another 381 words (27 lines of text) covering the years 1445, 1470, 1562, 1577, 1591, 1614, 1622, 1639, 1693, 1700, 1730, 1789, 1792 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Claviers History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Claviers 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 Claviers include Clavières, Clavieres, Claviaire, Claviaires, Claviere, Clavière, de Clavières, Clavier, Claviez, Claviait, Claviais, Clavié, Claviet, Claviest, Clavyères, Clavyeres, Clavyaire, Clavyaires, Clavyere, Clavyère and many more.

Early Notables of the Claviers family

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Migration of the Claviers family

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Claviers has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Claviers were John Clavier, aged 32; settled in New Orleans in 1821.