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Early Origins of the Labrie family

The surname Labrie was first found in Lorraine where this distinguished family held a family seat, and the main stem of this aristocratic family were elevated to the nobility on the 4th July 1622. They became the Marquis de Brie.

In Champagne they held a family seat in Camprond and intermarried with the distinguished family of Sablonnière. They branched westward into Brittany where they were elevated to the nobility as the Barons de Retz. From this point they moved south to Anjou and held a family seat at Serrant. They also branched to Limousin where they held estates. The family also established a house in Bourgogne at Brochardiere.

Jean LaBrie, son of Louis and Jeanne, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Marie-Xainte Boucher, daughter of Pierre and Marie, at Château-Richer on 7th November 1689. [1]

Early History of the Labrie family

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Labrie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Labrie, Labre, Labree, Labret, L'Abri, Brie, DeBrie, Debrie, Dubray, Brehaut, Briart and many more.

Early Notables of the Labrie family (pre 1700)

Notable in the family name was Dick Theodore De Brie (1528-1598), French engraver, born at Liege in 1528, and worked for the greater part of his life at Frankfort. "He was for some years in London, and did work here which makes his name of some interest to the English student. He engraved the plates to Boissard's 'Roman Antiquities,' published in four volumes. " [2] Étienne Briard was an engraver of music, born at Bar-le-Duc towards the end of the 15th century, settled at Avignon in 1530. He replaced the square characters hitherto in use by round ones, and devised a simple...
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Labrie World Ranking

In the United States, the name Labrie is the 6,697th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. [3] However, in Canada, the name Labrie is ranked the 724th most popular surname with an estimated 7,404 people with that name. [4] And in Quebec, Canada, the name Labrie is the 276th popular surname. [5]


United States Labrie migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Labrie Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Charles Labrie, aged 36, who immigrated to the United States from France, in 1899
Labrie Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Annie LaBrie, aged 30, who settled in America, in 1909
  • Homer LaBrie, aged 21, who settled in America, in 1920

Canada Labrie migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Labrie Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Jean LaBrie, aged 25, who landed in Canada in 1643
Labrie Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Caroline Labrie, aged 55, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1912

Contemporary Notables of the name Labrie (post 1700) +

  • Dr. Marcel Labrie, French Ophthalmologist
  • Pierre-Cedric Labrie (b. 1986), Canadian professional ice hockey left winger
  • Joseph Marie Louis Guy Labrie (1920-1974), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Fernand Labrie (b. 1937), Canadian medical researcher
  • Jacques Labrie (1784-1831), physician and political figure in Lower Canada
  • Pierre Labrie (b. 1972), Canadian Québécois poet
  • Vincent Labrie (b. 1983), Canadian speedskater
  • Kevin James LaBrie (b. 1963), Canadian rock vocalist


  1. Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
  2. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
  3. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  4. "Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
  5. "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


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