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Early Origins of the Daviault family

The surname Daviault was first found in Savoy (French: Savoie) in the Rhône-Alpes region of the French Alps.

Early History of the Daviault family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Daviault research. Another 41 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1359, 1495, 1552, 1600, 1665, 1688, 1700, 1742, 1767, 1770, 1793, 1810, 1813, 1821, 1830, 1853, 1854 and 1874 are included under the topic Early Daviault History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Daviault Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Daviau, Daviault, Davin, Davion, Daviot, Davis, David, Davy, Daviaud, Davion, Davioud, Davidou, Davin, Davinet, Davinroy, Davet, Davier, Daviel and many more.

Early Notables of the Daviault family

Charles David, an architect in Beauvais in 1552; another Charles David was an artist and engraver in Paris en 1600; Louis Edme Davier, born in 1665 in Joigny, was a lawyer at the Parisian Parliament in 1688. Jacques Daviel was a surgeon and was mainly interested in ocular methods, for which he became famous. In 1700 he was named ocular surgeon to King Louis XV. Pierre-Felix-Barthelemy David was Governor of Senegal in 1742; Jacques-Louis David was a very famous painter in Paris in 1770; Jean-Antoine David was a general in Arbois in 1767 and in 1793 was named lieutenant; Eugene-Joseph Daviers...
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Daviault Ranking

Quebec, Canada, the name Daviault is the 905th most popular surname. 1

Migration of the Daviault family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 1200 individuals of the lineage who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among these, Claude David was married in 1649 in Quebec.



  1. "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


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