Veau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

The surname Veau is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. The name Veau is a contraction of an Old French phrase meaning beautiful valley, and indicates that the original bearer lived in such a place at one time.

Early Origins of the Veau family

The surname Veau was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family held a family seat from ancient times in the town of Volnay in the district of Beaune.

Jean de Vaux was registered in 1295 as a squire in the fief at Volnay and is thought to be the patriarch of the family. Large areas of land were exchanged at the hands of Jean de Vaux who sold much of the family lands at Antigny to the Duke of Burgundy.

Nicolas De Veau, son of Henri and Anne, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in the province of Quebec he married Marie-Anne Tremblay, daughter of Jacques, at Ange-Gardien on 4th October 1769. 1

Early History of the Veau family

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Veau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Beliveau, Béliveau, Belivaux, Bélivaux, Belliveau, Bélliveau, Bellivaux, Béllivaux, Belleveau, Bellevaux, de Bellevau and many more.

Early Notables of the Veau family

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Veau Ranking

In France, the name Veau is the 7,602^nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Veau migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Veau Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Sylvain Veau, son of Michel and Louise, who married Anne Gallet, daughter of Nicolas and Marguerite, in Sainte-Anne, Quebec on 13th October 1670 3
Etienne Veau, son of Sylvain and Anne, who married Marguerite Gagnon, daughter of Jean and Marguerite, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 23rd November 1693 3

Veau Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Pierre Veau, son of Etienne and Marguerite, who married Catherine Racine, daughter of François and Marie, in Sainte-Anne, Quebec on 28th April 1722 3
Etienne Veau, son of Etienne and Marguerite, who married Marie-Louise Corriveau, daughter of Pierre and Anne, in Saint-Vallier, Quebec on 6th November 1724 3
Etienne Veau, son of Etienne and Marguerite, who married Marguerite Lebrun, daughter of Noel and Anne, in Saint-Vallier, Quebec on 24th August 1727 3
Joseph Veau, son of Etienne and Marie-Louise, who married Thérèse Gautron, daughter of Joseph and Angélique, in Saint-Vallier, Quebec on 24th October 1746 3
Pierre Veau, son of Pierre and Catherine, who married Marguerite Poulin, daughter of Guillaume and Geneviève, in Saint-Joachim, Quebec on 29th May 1747 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.