Vieau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Vieau family

The surname Vieau 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 Vieau family

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

Vieau 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 Vieau family

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Migration of the Vieau 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 Vieau (post 1700) +

Michael Vieau, American actor
Jacques Vieau (1757-1852), French-Canadian fur trader and first permanent white settler