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Early Origins of the Valcourt family

The surname Valcourt was first found in Marne, 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 Nancy and 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 Valcourt family

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Valcourt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Vallencour, Vaillencourt, Valcourt, Vallencourt, Vallaincourt, Valinka, Vaillancourt, Valdencourt and many more.

Early Notables of the Valcourt family

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Valcourt Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Valcourt is the 979th most popular surname. 1


United States Valcourt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Valcourt Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Lucie Valcourt, aged 28, who immigrated to America from Paris, France, in 1907
  • Emory M. Valcourt, aged 45, who immigrated to Hartford, Conn., in 1913
  • Arthur Valcourt, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States, in 1922

Contemporary Notables of the name Valcourt (post 1700) +

  • David P. Valcourt (b. 1951), retired Lieutenant General of the United States Army, Commanding General of the Eighth United States Army, Chief of Staff of United States Forces Korea
  • Theodore de Valcourt, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Cannes, 1884 2
  • Bernard Valcourt PC (b. 1952), Canadian politician and lawyer, Minister of State (1986), Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (1989)


  1. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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