Hureau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Etymology of Hureau

What does the name Hureau mean?

The Hureau surname comes from the Old French "hurer" meaning "to bristle," "ruffle," or "stand on end;" as such it was likely a nickname for someone with an untidy head of shaggy hair. Interestingly, this word for someone whose hair sticks up came to be used for the Huron North American Aboriginal people who lived around Lake Ontario. It has been suggested that Hureau was also sometimes an occupational name for a sapper, that is, one who laid land mines.

Early Origins of the Hureau family

The surname Hureau was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the name is mentioned twice in a French Armorial of 1696.

Early History of the Hureau family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hureau research. The years 1769, 1810 and 1813 are included under the topic Early Hureau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hureau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Huron, Hurel, Hure, Huré, Huret, Hurard and many more.

Early Notables of the Hureau family

Alexandre Antoine Hureau de Senarmont (1769-1810), French artillery general, born at Strassburg

Hureau Ranking

France, the name Hureau is the 5,092^nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Hureau migration to Canada +

Hureau Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Catherine Hureau, aged 14, who landed in Montreal in 1653

Contemporary Notables of the name Hureau (post 1700) +

Alexandre-Antoine Hureau de Senarmont, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2

Sources +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) Alexandre-Antoine Hureau. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html