Vallour History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Vallour

The name Vallour has a long French heritage that first began in the northern region of Normandy. The name is derived from when the family lived at Valois, in Normandy. This place-name is extremely common in France and is derived from the Old French word valois, meaning valley.

Early Origins of the Vallour family

Early History of the Vallour family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vallour research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1603 and 1676 are included under the topic Early Vallour History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Vallour Spelling Variations

History has changed the spelling of most surnames. During the early development of the French language in the Middle Ages, a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there spelling variations of the name Vallour, some of which include Valois, Vallois, Valloy, Valay, Vallay, Valais, Vallais, Vallouy, Valouy, Vallour, Valour, Valliot, Valiot, Vallos, Valos, Valloir, Valoir, Valluy, Valuy, Le Valois, Le Vallois, De Valois and many more.

Early Notables of the Vallour family

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Migration of the Vallour family

France was active as a cultural leader in the early 16th century. One particular area in which they lead was the exploration of the New World. The explorers, like Jacques Cartier in 1534, led the way to North America. Champlain, in 1608, made the first of twenty voyages to France to attract settlers and brought the first migrant in 1617. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec, and the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Vallour has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Vallour were Francois Valois who settled in Quebec in 1762 from Orlé anais; Jacques Valois arrived in Quebec in 1684 from Saintonge on the west coast of France near Bordeaux, but this is thought to be the port of embarkation, rather than his home province..