The name Joreau was spawned from the landscape of northern France known as Normandy during the Middle Ages. It comes from the Old French form of George.
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Early Origins of the Joreau family
The surname Joreau was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.
Early History of the Joreau family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Joreau research. Another 20 words (1 lines of text) covering the year 1571 is included under the topic Early Joreau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Joreau Spelling Variations
The many different spellings of French surnames can be partially explained by the use of local dialects and by the influence of other languages during the early development of the French language. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Joreau is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Jore, Joret, Joreau, Joriau, Joriaux, Jorin, Jorel, Jori, Jory, Jorry, Jorre, Jorret, Jorioz and many more.
Early Notables of the Joreau family
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Migration of the Joreau family
Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Joreau were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Joreau were Edouard Jory who settled in Virginia in 1664; and Louis Jorel de la Louisiere who was buried in Quebec in 1726.
