Duverger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Duverger family

The surname Duverger was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Duverger family

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Duverger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Verger, Vergé, Vergier, Duverger, Duvergier, Duvergié, Duvergé, Vergié, Duvergey, Vergey, Vergès, Bergès, Bergez, Vergez, Verges, Vergeur, Vergiers, Desvergiers, Vergèzes and many more.

Early Notables of the Duverger family

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Duverger Ranking

In France, the name Duverger is the 2,753^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Duverger migration to the United States +

Duverger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mr. Duverger, who landed in Louisiana in 1718-1724 2

Duverger migration to Canada +

Duverger Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Francoise Duverger, who landed in Montreal in 1659

Contemporary Notables of the name Duverger (post 1700) +

Maurice Duverger (1917-2014), French jurist, sociologist, political scientist and politician born in Angoulême, Charente, an emeritus professor of the Sorbonne and member of the FNSP, he has published many books and articles in newspapers, such as Corriere della Sera, la Repubblica, El País, and especially Le Monde
Joseph Duverger, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
Alexis Jean Henri Duverger, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
Théophile Emmanuel Duverger (1821-1886), French artist

Sources +

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)
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 25) Joseph Duverger. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 25) Alexis Duverger. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html