Vérgez History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Vérgez family

The surname Vérgez was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Vérgez family

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Vérgez Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Verger, Vergé, Vergier, Duverger, Duvergier, Duvergié, Duvergé, Vergié, Duvergey, Vergey, Vergès, Bergès, Bergez, Vergez, Verges, Vergeur, Vergiers, Desvergiers, Vergèzes and many more.

Early Notables of the Vérgez family

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Vérgez Ranking

In France, the name Vérgez is the 4,792^nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Vérgez family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Marie Verger, a French orphan sent to to Quebec in 1670; John Baptiste Verger, whose Oath of allegiance was recorded in Philadelphia in 1795; Pierre Vergerau, who arrived in New York, NY in 1697.

Contemporary Notables of the name Vérgez (post 1700) +

Jean-Marie Vergez, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2

Sources +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) Jean-Marie Vergez. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html