| ![Show Contents]() Trembley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The French name Trembley first arose during the Medieval period in Normandy. It is derived from when the family having lived at Tremblay, in Normandy. Early Origins of the Trembley familyThe surname Trembley was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family held a family seat since early times. Active in the conquest, they were awarded lands in England where their name became Trembles. Another branch moved to neighboring Flanders where they established themselves and gave their name to the land of Trembleur in the 1400's. Interestingly, there are records of the family in Scotland in ancient times. "Walter de Trembley occupied the lands of Delany in the Mearns, 1263, and Robert de Tremblay witnessed a charter of lands in Fife by Sir Alexander de Moray, 1281. Robert de Tremblee who rendered homage in 1296 is probably Robert de Tremblay or Trembleye of Elgin en Moreve whose homage is recorded in the same year. " 1 By the 15th century the family again branched to Burgundy and settled in Geneva by 1620. Another branch was formed in Picardy, Bourgogne. One of the family's descendants was Abraham Trembley, who was a Swiss Naturalist during the 1700's and wrote "Mémoires pour sévir à l'histoire de polypes d'eau douce à bras en forme de cornes", in 1774. Pierre Tremblay, son of Philibert and Jehanne (neé Coignet), was a farmer that arrived in Canada in 1647. Pierre married Ozanne-Jeanne Achon on 2nd October 1657. 2 Early History of the Trembley familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trembley research. Another 21 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1577 and 1638 are included under the topic Early Trembley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Trembley Spelling VariationsThroughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Trembley some of which are Tremblay, Tremblai, Tremblaie, Tremblé, Tremblés, Tremblée, Tremblait, Tremblett, Tremblais, Tremblaies, Tremley and many more. Early Notables of the Trembley familyAnother 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Trembley Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Trembley RankingIn the United States, the name Trembley is the 18,411st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3
 Trembley migration to the United States | + |
French settlers came early to North American, following in the wake of the explorers, and creating New France. Quebec City, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain is said to have been the first American site founded as a permanent settlement, rather than as just a commercial outpost. But emigration was slow, in 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 French people in Quebec, and by 1663, when the region was officially made The Royal Colony of New France, by Louis XIV, there still only around 500 settlers. Over 2,000 would arrive during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted immigrants, both noble and commoner from France. By 1675, there were around 7000 French in the colony, and by that same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Despite the loss of the Colony to England, the French people flourished in Lower Canada. Among settlers to North America of the Trembley surname were
Trembley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Corney Trembley, who settled in America in 1764
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- William Beattie Trembley (1877-1952), American Private in the United States Army, Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine-American War
- David Michael Trembley (b. 1951), American bench coach for the Houston Astros
- Jean Trembley (1749-1811), Swiss mathematician, specialist in differential equations, finite differences, and the calculus of probabilities
- Abraham Trembley (1710-1784), Swiss naturalist who some claim was the "father of biology"
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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