| ![Show Contents]() Villaret History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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France
Etymology of VillaretWhat does the name Villaret mean? The enchanting region of Bourgoigne was the historical homeland of the prominent surname Villaret. Villaret is a topographic surname, which is a type of hereditary surname. These were 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. Early Origins of the Villaret familyThe surname Villaret was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this family has been known to live from ancient times. Early History of the Villaret familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Villaret research. Another 181 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1030, 1653 and 1734 are included under the topic Early Villaret History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Villaret Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Villars, Villar, Villart, Villare, Vilars, Vilart, Vilare, Villarts, Villares, Vilarts, Vilares, Villard, Villards, Villarte, Villarde, Villartes, Villardes, Vilarte, Vilarde, Vilartes, Vilardes, de Villars and many more. Early Notables of the Villaret familyAnother 50 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Villaret Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Villaret RankingIn France, the name Villaret is the 4,952nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1
| Villaret migration to the United States | + |
Villaret Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Jon Villaret, aged 33, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1840 2
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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