Show ContentsOrrèle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The French name Orrèle was first used in the province of Auvergne. It was a name for someone who lived in the province of Auvergne, in south central France. Their name is derived from the Viscountcy of Aurelle in that province.

Early Origins of the Orrèle family

The surname Orrèle was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Orrèle family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Orrèle research. Another 162 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1448 and 1871 are included under the topic Early Orrèle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Orrèle Spelling Variations

History has changed the spelling of most surnames. During the early development of the French language in the Middle Ages, a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there spelling variations of the name Orrèle, some of which include Aurelle, Aurèle, Aurrèle, Aurrelle, Orelle, Orèle, Orrèle, Orrelle, Haurelle, Haurèle, Haurrelle, Horelle, Horèle, Horrelle, Aurel, Aurrelle, Aurrèle, L'Aurelle, L'Aurèle, L'Aurrèle, L'Aurrelle, D'Aurelle, D'Aurèle, D'Aurrèle and many more.

Early Notables of the Orrèle family

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Migration of the Orrèle family

Immigration to New France was slow; therefore, 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. By the same year 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 Orrèle 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 Orrèle were Francis Horell, aged 14; settled in Philadelphia in 1775.



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