Garreau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Garreau family

The surname Garreau 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 Garreau family

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Garreau 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 Garreau family

Garreau of Languedoc

Garreau Ranking

France, the name Garreau is the 712^nd most popular surname with an estimated 6,817 people with that name. 1

Garreau migration to the United States +

Garreau Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Garreau, who arrived in New York, NY in 1715 2
Pierre Garreau, aged 16, who landed in Louisiana in 1720 2

Garreau migration to Canada +

Garreau Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jean Garreau, son of Dominique and Marie, who married Anne Tailbot, daughter of Eustache and Marie, in Boucherville, Quebec on 2nd November 1670 3
Pierre Garreau, son of Dominique and Marie, who married Barbe De Montreuil, daughter of Léonard and Marguerite, in Boucherville, Quebec on 3rd November 1684 3
Pierre Garreau, son of Jean and Anne, who married Marie Guertin, daughter of Louis and Élisabeth, in Montreal, Quebec on 23rd September 1696 3

Garreau Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Dominique Garreau, son of Jean and Anne, who married Geneviève Daunay, daughter of Antoine and Marie, in Boucherville, Quebec on 25th November 1706 3
Jean Garreau, son of Jean and Anne, who married Thérèse Bau, daughter of Jean and Etienette, in Boucherville, Quebec on 11th January 1712 3
Pierre Garreau, son of Pierre and Barbe, who married Madeleine Renaud, daughter of Pierre-André and Françoise, in Saint-François, Quebec on 7th January 1715 3
Jean-Baptiste Garreau, son of Pierre and Catherine, who married Marguerite Godin, daughter of Laurent and Anne, in Pointe-Claire, Quebec on 3rd February 1722 3
François Garreau, son of Jean and Anne, who married Marguerite Chedevergue, daughter of Louis and Marie, in Bécancour, Quebec on 3rd February 1723 3
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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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.