Labelle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Labelle was first used as a surname by the people of ancient French region of Gascogne. It was a name for a person distinguished by great physical beauty. Interestingly, the name Labelle was originally derived from the French words, "la belle," which means, " the beautiful."

Early Origins of the Labelle family

The surname Labelle 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 they held a family seat in the honor of the seigneurie of De Labels, a village in the Basses-Pyrénées in the arrondisement of de Mauléon.

The Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae also lists Le Bel in Normandy in 1189. 1 One of the earliest notables of the family was Jean Le Bel (c. 1290-1370), a Flemish chronicle and soldier. He was one of the first chroniclers to write in French instead of Latin. As a soldier, he joined with Jean, Count de Beaumont on his travels to England and Scotland in 1327.

Guillaume Labelle, son of Jean and Marie (née Loye), was a French farmer that travelled from Saint-Elei, Normandy to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Anne Charbonneau in Montreal on 23rd November 1671. They had eleven children together and five of their sons eventually married and carried on the name Labelle in Canada. 2

Early History of the Labelle family

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Labelle Spelling Variations

Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Labelle, including Lebel, LeBel, LaBelle, Belle, Bell, Labelle, Label, LaBell, LaBel, LeBelle, LeBaile, LaBaile, Lebaile and many more.

Early Notables of the Labelle family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Firmin Lebel (d. 1573), French composer and choir director; Alexis-Simon Belle (1674-1734), French painter, member of well known family of painters...
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Labelle World Ranking

In the United States, the name Labelle is the 4,574^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 3 However, in Canada, the name Labelle is ranked the 223^rd most popular surname with an estimated 17,819 people with that name. 4 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Labelle is the 105^th popular surname. 5 France ranks Labelle as 4,979^th with 1,500 - 2,000 people. 6

Labelle migration to the United States +

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 Labelle were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Labelle were

Labelle Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Labelle, who arrived in New York State in 1775

Labelle migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Labelle Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Guillaume LaBelle, who arrived in Quebec from Normandy in 1671
Guillaume Labelle, who landed in Montreal in 1671
Guillaume Labelle, son of Jean and Marie, who married Anne Charbonneau, daughter of Olivier and Marie-Marguerite, in Montreal, Quebec on 23rd November 1671 7

Labelle Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Charles Labelle, son of Guillaume and Anne, who married Marguerite Éthier, daughter of Léonard and Élisabeth, in Quebec on 23rd February 1705 7
Joseph Labelle, son of Guillaume and Anne, who married Marguerite Lamoureux, daughter of Louis and Françoise, in Quebec on 25th November 1709 7
Pierre Labelle, son of Guillaume and Anne, who married Jeanne Boullard, daughter of François and Francoise, in Rivières-des-Prairies, Quebec on 25th november 1709 7
Jean-François Labelle, son of Guillaume and Anne, who married Denise Major, daughter of Louis and Marguerite, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 9th September 1711 7
Jacques Labelle, son of Guillaume and Anne, who married Marie-Anne Leclerc, daughter of Guillaume and Marie-Thérèse, in Quebec on 21st November 1712 7
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Contemporary Notables of the name Labelle (post 1700) +

Leah LaBelle (1986-2018), born Leah LaBelle Vladowski, Canadian-born American R&B singer from Toronto, Ontario
Douglas Norman LaBelle II (b. 1975), American professional PGA golfer from Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Rob LaBelle, American Gemini and Leo Award nominated film and television actor from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Patti LaBelle (b. 1944), born Patricia Louise Holte, American Grammy Award winning R&B/soul legend
François Xavier-Antoine Labelle (1833-1891), Canadian (Quebec) Roman Catholic priest, promoter of colonization, author, and civil servant, known as "Curé Labelle" and the "King of the North"
Pierre Labelle (1808-1864), Canadian farmer, construction contractor and politician in Canada East who represented Laval in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada (1854 to 1861)
Olivier Labelle (b. 1985), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Huguette Labelle CC OOnt (b. 1939), retired Canadian civil servant, former Chancellor of the University of Ottawa (1994 to 2012)
Marc LaBelle (b. 1969), retired Canadian professional NHL ice hockey winger
Private First Class James Dennis La Belle, American soldier who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945
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Citations +

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.