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Early Origins of the Viaud family

The surname Viaud was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family has held a family seat since early times.

Early History of the Viaud family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Viaud research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1342, 1458, 1580, 1590, 1626 and 1643 are included under the topic Early Viaud History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Viaud Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Viard, Viards, Viart, Viarts, Viar, Viars, Viare, Viares, Viarre, Viarres, Viarte, Viartes, Viarde, Viardes, de Viard and many more.

Early Notables of the Viaud family

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Viaud Ranking

In France, the name Viaud is the 742nd most popular surname with an estimated 6,606 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Viaud family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Vicard, who settled in Virginia in 1648; Armand Viau, aged 23, who arrived at Ellis Island from Montreal, Canada, in 1924; Georges Viau, aged 39, who arrived at Ellis Island from Bordeaux, in 1919.


Contemporary Notables of the name Viaud (post 1700) +

  • Louis Marie Julien Viaud (1850-1923), French naval officer


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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