Rault History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Rault family

The surname Rault 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 Rault family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rault research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1792 is included under the topic Early Rault History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rault Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Real, Reael, Reaele, Reals, Riel, Rielle, Rill, Rille, Rile, Rele, Relle, Rels, Rhels, Rhelle, Rhel, Riels, Rhels, van Riel, van Rielle, Réal, Reau, Rheaume, Reaumur and many more.

Early Notables of the Rault family

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Rault Ranking

In France, the name Rault is the 414^th most popular surname with an estimated 10,236 people with that name. 1

Rault migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rault Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Rault, who arrived in Mississippi in 1854 2

Rault migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Rault Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Jules Rault, English convict who was convicted in London, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Barossa" on 27th August 1841, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/barossa