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Early Origins of the Mouret family

The surname Mouret was first found in Ile-de-France, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Mouret family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mouret research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1602, 1607, 1630, 1632, 1667, 1682 and 1738 are included under the topic Early Mouret History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mouret Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Moret, Morez, Moré, Morais, Morey, Moraie, Moraies, Mauret, Maurez, Maurais, Maurey, Mauraie, Mauraies, Morret, Maurret, Morrez, Morré, Morrais, Maurrais, Morrey, Maurrey, Morraie, Maurraie, Morraies, Maurraies, Mouré, Mouret, Mourez, Mourière, de Moret and many more.

Early Notables of the Mouret family

Notable amongst the family was

  • Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682-1738) was a French composer from Avignon whose dramatic works made him one of the leading exponents of Baroque music

Mouret Ranking

In France, the name Mouret is the 1,582nd most popular surname with an estimated 3,776 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Mouret family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jacob Moret, aged 45; who settled in America with his wife and three daughters in 1709; Jean Diedier and Mathieu Moret both settled in Philadelphia in 1751.


Contemporary Notables of the name Mouret (post 1700) +

  • André Mouret, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
  • Claude Gay Mouret (1800-1873), French botanist, naturalist and illustrator


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, May 6) André Mouret. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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