Morett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Morett family

The surname Morett was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in this region and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived. They were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Morett family

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Morett Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Morrett, Moret, Morett, Moretz, Moritz, Moreze and others.

Early Notables of the Morett family

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Morett migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Morett Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Dedier Morett, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1757 1
Mattieu Morett, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1757 1
Etienne Morett, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1773 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Morett (post 1700) +

Charlene Frances "Char" Morett -Curtiss (b. 1957), American field hockey coach and former player, member of the bronze medalist Women's National Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)