| ![Show Contents]() Leverrier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of LeverrierWhat does the name Leverrier mean? The people of the ancient French region of Gascogne were the first to use the name Leverrier. Early Origins of the Leverrier familyThe surname Leverrier 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 the family was established in Veyreau, a village in the department of Aveyron, in the district of Millau. 1 The Verrat, Verret, Verrette, Verrot and other phonetic variants may have originated in De Verrye, a village in the department of Aveyron, in the district of Côte d'Or in Semur. 1 Early History of the Leverrier familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leverrier research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1828 and 1901 are included under the topic Early Leverrier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Leverrier Spelling VariationsThere were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the name include Verreaud, Verreault, Verreaulx, Verrauld, Verrault, Verraulx, Verraud, Verraut, Verraux, Verreau, Verreaux, Verrot, Verret, Verré, Verrat, Verrier, Leverrier, Verrière and many more. Early Notables of the Leverrier familyMore information is included under the topic Early Leverrier Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Leverrier RankingFrance, the name Leverrier is the 7,648th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2 Migration of the Leverrier familyIn the 1700s, land incentives were finally given out by France to 2,000 migrants. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 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, Acadia 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. 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 Leverrier were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Leverrier were Barthélemi Verreau, who married Marthe Quitel in Château-Richer in 1665; Prisque Verreau, who married Marguerite Prieur in Quebec City in 1731.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Leverrier (post 1700) | + |
- Urbain Jean Joseph Leverrier (1811-1877), French astronomer
- Dionne, N.-E., Les Canadiens-Francais Origine Des Familles. Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 1969. Print
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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