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Early Origins of the Rémillard family

The surname Rémillard was first found in Limouisin, where the family was established in early times.

The members of this family became numerous and also migrated to other regions in France, where they distinguished themselves through their respective accomplishments. Some members of the branch Rémillard established themselves in a parish in the department of Orne, in the district of Mortagne.

Early History of the Rémillard family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rémillard research. Another 23 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1620 and 1645 are included under the topic Early Rémillard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rémillard Spelling Variations

Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Rémillard, including Remillard, Rémillard, Remillon, Rémillon, Remeon, Remillot, Rémillot, Remilleau, Rémilleau, Remilleaux, Rémilleaux, Remillaud, Rémillaud, Remillaut, Rémillaut and many more.

Early Notables of the Rémillard family

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Rémillard Ranking

In the United States, the name Rémillard is the 5,857th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Rémillard is ranked the 674th most popular surname. 2


United States Rémillard migration to the United States +

Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. 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 the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Rémillard were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Rémillard were

Rémillard Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Louis E. Remillard, aged 34, who settled in Fort Jay, N. Y., in 1915
  • Remillard, who immigrated to the United States, in 1919
  • Saurent Remillard, aged 22, who immigrated to America, in 1922
  • Lillian Remillard, aged 43, who immigrated to San Francisco, California, in 1923

Canada Rémillard migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rémillard Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • François Remillard, son of Guillaume and Marie, who married Anne Gaboury, daughter of Louis and Nicole, in Islet, Quebec on 7th May 1681 3
Rémillard Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • François Remillard, son of François and Anne, who married Françoise Hélie, daughter of Pierre and Marie-Rosalie, in Saint-Vallier, Quebec on 6th February 1720 3
  • François Rémillard, born in 1694 married Françoise Hélie dit Breton in St-Valier, Quebec in 1720
  • Étienne Remillard, son of François and Anne, who married Marie-Anne Bolduc, daughter of René and Marie-Anne, in Quebec on 29th July 1726 3
  • Antoine Remillard, son of François and Anne, who married Marie-Marguerite Lemarié, daughter of Michel and Françoise, in Quebec on 6th June 1728 3
  • Augustin Remillard, son of François and Françoise, who married Madeleine Denis, daughter of Joseph and Marie-Jeanne, in Saint-Vallier, Quebec on 26th April 1746 3
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Rémillard Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Romeo Remillard, aged 17, who immigrated to Notre Dame de Levi, Canada, in 1916

Contemporary Notables of the name Rémillard (post 1700) +

  • Matthew Patrick Remillard (b. 1986), American Featherweight boxer
  • Horace Remillard (b. 1885), American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Hankow, 1916; Swatow, 1917; U.S. Consul in Saigon, 1919-20; Rome, 1924; Tangier, 1926-29; Port Said, 1931-38 4
  • Charona Remillard (b. 1974), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 2004 4
  • Arthur J. Remillard, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Biddeford, Maine, 1935; Postmaster at Biddeford, Maine, 1936-55 (acting, 1936) 4
  • Ann Marie Remillard, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1996 4
  • Gilles Rémillard, Minister of Justice and Attorney General Responsible for Intergovernmental Affairs of Quebec
  • Maxime Rémillard (1975-1997), Canadian co-president and chief operating officer of Remstar Corporation, founded in 1997
  • Philip-Hilaire Rémillard (1834-1902), Canadian-born, American co-owner of brick manufacturing plants in Oakland and San Francisco, California with his brother Pierre-Nicolas
  • Pierre-Nicolas “Peter” Rémillard (1837-1904), Canadian-born, American co-owner of brick manufacturing plants in Oakland and San Francisco, California with his brother Phillip-Hilaire
  • Marc Rémillard, French-Canadian electronic music artist
  • ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "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
  3. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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