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Early Origins of the Gaudry family

The surname Gaudry was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where this renowned family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Gaudry family

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Gaudry Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gaudreault, Gaudreau, Gaudrault, Gaudruau, Gaudru, Gaudriault, Gaudriaud, Goudreau, Goudreault, Goudreaux, Goudrault, Goudraux, Goudrot, Coudreau, Coudreaux, Coudraut, Coudrot, Coudrolt, Goudrow and many more.

Early Notables of the Gaudry family

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Gaudry Ranking

In France, the name Gaudry is the 1,828th most popular surname with an estimated 3,358 people with that name. 1


Gaudry migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gaudry Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jenny Gaudry, who landed in New York in 1840 2
  • Edmond Gaudry, aged 37, who settled in America, in 1894
Gaudry Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Leon Gaudry, aged 11, who settled in America from Cirey, France, in 1904
  • Leonie Gaudry, aged 38, who immigrated to the United States from Cirey, France, in 1904
  • Yvenne Gaudry, aged 26, who immigrated to America from Paris France, in 1918
  • Petty Gaudry, aged 36, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1919
  • Eugene Gaudry, aged 44, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1919
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Gaudry (post 1700) +

  • Jean Albert Gaudry (1827-1908), French geologist and palaeontologist, eponym of Mount Gaudry, Antarctica
  • Bryce James Gaudry BA, MP (1942-2019), Australian politician, Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Newcastle (1991-2007)
  • Roger Gaudry CC, GOQ (1913-2001), Canadian chemist, former rector of the Université de Montréal
  • Neil Gaudry (1937-1999), Canadian politician from Manitoba


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)


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