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Early Origins of the Garel family

The surname Garel was first found in Languedoc where they had been anciently seated in the seigneurie of d'Arreau, a village in the Hautes-Pyrénées in the arrondissement of Bagnères in the south-west of France.

Early History of the Garel family

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Garel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Garreau, Gareau, Garreault, Gareault, Garron, Garon, Garren, Garau, Garaud, Garaude, Garault, Garaut, Garot, Garoui, Garraud, Garrault, Garraut, Garrot, Garroui, Garriau, Garriaud, Garriot, Garro, Garros, Garroutte, Garrot, Garrow, Garrod, Garroux, Le Garreau, Legarreau, Le Gareau, Legareau, Le Garault, du Garreau and many more.

Early Notables of the Garel family

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Garel Ranking

France, the name Garel is the 1,370th most popular surname with an estimated 4,162 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Garel family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jean Gareau who settled in Quebec in 1670 from Aunis on the west coast of France; Jacques Gareau also arrived in Quebec from Aunis in 1731; René Gareau arrived in Quebec from Brittany in 1759.



  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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