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Early Origins of the Noirot family

The surname Noirot was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, 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 the region of Dol at Mintiereand several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Noirot family

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Noirot Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Néret, Néred, Néred, Nerad and many more.

Early Notables of the Noirot family

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Noirot Ranking

In France, the name Noirot is the 2,527th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Noirot family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre Neret, who was on record in Montreal in 1642.


Contemporary Notables of the name Noirot (post 1700) +

  • Jean-Baptiste Noirot, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, June 16) Jean-Baptiste Noirot. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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