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Early Origins of the Fleury family

The surname Fleury was first found in Somerset where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of lands in that shire.

Early History of the Fleury family

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Fleury Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Fleury are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Fleury include Florey, Flory, Flurry, Flury, Flurrie, Fleury and others.

Early Notables of the Fleury family

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Fleury World Ranking

In the United States, the name Fleury is the 6,549^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2 However, in Canada, the name Fleury is ranked the 797^th most popular surname with an estimated 6,742 people with that name. 3 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Fleury is the 379^th popular surname. 4 France ranks Fleury as 118^th with 24,797 people. 5

Fleury migration to the United States +

Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Fleury, or a variant listed above:

Fleury Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Abraham Fleury, who arrived in South Carolina in 1679 6
Abraham Fleury, who arrived in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1680
Isaac Fleury, who landed in South Carolina in 1685 6
Marianne Fleury, who arrived in South Carolina in 1685 6

Fleury Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Elizabet Fleury, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1700 6
Antoine Fleury, aged 32, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 6
Jean Fleury, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 6
Antoine Fleury, aged 32, settled in Louisiana in 1719
Jeanne Fleury, who settled in Louisiana in 1719
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Fleury Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Louis Fleury, aged 26, settled in New Orleans in 1820
Francis G. Fleury, who settled in Philadelphia in 1851
Victor Fleury, who settled in Philadelphia in 1854
Anthony Fleury, who settled in Philadelphia in 1855

Fleury migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fleury Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jacques Fleury was on record in Montreal in 1653
Francois Fleury, who settled in Quebec in 1659
François Fleury, son of Simon and Marie, who married Jeanne Gilles, daughter of Pierre and Anne, in Quebec on 24th August 1670 7
Jacques-Alexis Fleury, son of Jacques and Périne, who married Marguerite De Chavigny, daughter of François and Élisabeth, in Quebec on 19th November 1671 7

Fleury Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Joseph Fleury, son of François and Jeanne, who married Catherine Curot, daughter of Etienne and Françoise, in Montreal, Quebec on 2nd April 1704 7
Jean Fleury, son of François and Jeanne, who married Marie-Marthe Chauvin, daughter of Pierre and Marthe, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec on 29th April 1706 7
Joseph Fleury, son of Joseph and Claire, who married Catherine Véron, daughter of Etienne and Marie-Catherine, in Quebec on 19th January 1738 7
Louis Fleury, son of Nicolas and Madeleine, who married Anne-Cécile Gagnon, daughter of Jean and Anne, in Beauport, Quebec on 29th August 1740 7
André Fleury, son of Richard and Marie-Louise, who married Marie-Josephte Tanguay, daughter of Jacques and Geneviève, in Saint-Vallier, Quebec on 21st April 1760 7
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Fleury migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Fleury Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

G. Fleury, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Mandarin" in 1841
Mrs. Ellen Fleury, (b. 1829), aged 30, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Roman Emperor" arriving in Lyttlelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 26th January 1860 8
Mr. Patrick Fleury, (b. 1853), aged 6, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Roman Emperor" arriving in Lyttlelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 26th January 1860 8

Contemporary Notables of the name Fleury (post 1700) +

Gordon A. Fleury, American Republican politician who served in the California legislature during the 1940s and early 1950s
Paul A Fleury (b. 1939), American physicist and academic administrator
Thomas L. Fleury, American politician, Independent Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1976 9
Edward Stanley Fleury (b. 1857), American Republican politician, Member of Vermont State House of Representatives from Isle La Motte, 1888; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1904 9
Michel Fleury (1923-2002), French historian, archivist and archaeologist who specialized in the history and archaeology of Paris
Jean-Gérard Fleury (1905-2002), French businessman, aviator, journalist and writer who was awarded the Albert Londres Prize in 1938
Fanny Fleury (1848-1920), French painter from Paris; she showed works at the Paris Salon from 1869 to 1882
Émery Fleury (1901-1975), Canadian politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet (1936-1939), (1944-1952)
Eleanora Norah Lilian Fleury (1867-1960), born in Manchester, England, but settled in Ireland to become the first female medical graduate of the Royal University of Ireland
Haydn Fleury (b. 1996), Canadian professional NHL ice hockey defenceman from Carlyle, Saskatchewan
... (Another 14 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"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
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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html