| ![Show Contents]() Herve History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of HerveWhat does the name Herve mean? The ancestors of the Herve family arrived in England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Herve came from the Breton personal name Aeruiu or Haerviu. It is composed of the elements haer, which means battle or carnage, and vy, which means worthy. The name was commonly introduced to England in its Gallic form Hervé.1 "This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Harvey.' This great personal name had not become so rare in the 12th and 13th centuries that it could escape surnominal honours. On the contrary, it is still found as a fairly familiar personal name up to the beginning of the 14th century. " 2 Hervey or Hervaeus (d. 1131), was "bishop successively of Bangor and Ely, of Breton race, was a royal clerk, high in favour with William Rufus and confessor to Henry I. " 3 Early Origins of the Herve familyThe surname Herve was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where the Latin form of the name, Herveus, was first used. Herueu de berruarius was also listed in Suffolk at that time. 4 Herueide Caster was recorded in Lincolnshire 1157-1163. Later in Suffolk, Willelmus filius Hervici was listed in the Feet of Fines of 1242 and William Hervi, Herevi was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls of 1196. William Hervy was found in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1232 and later, Richard Herfu was found in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1327. 1 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed early spellings of the name as both a personal name and a surname: Harvey Dunnyng and Warin Hervi in Cambridgeshire; Robert filius Hervei in Lincolnshire; and Herveus le Gos, in Lincolnshire. 2 "As a family designation it appears in England in the XII. cent. Osbert de Hervey is styled, in the register of St. Edmundsbury, the son of Hervey. From him according to the Peerage sprang the Herveys, ennobled in England and Ireland, and also (in all probability, from the resemblance of their arms) the De Hervi's and Hervies of Aberdeenshire and other parts of Scotland." 5 Distribution of the surname throughout Britain is most interesting. "Well distributed over England south of a line drawn from Hull to Chester. North of that line its frequency abruptly ceases. It is best represented in Essex, Hants, and Kent, and then in Corwall, Devon, Staffordshire, Notts, Norfolk, and Suffolk. Its preference for the coast counties, especially those in the south - east of England from Kent to Norfolk, is to be remarked." 6 Early History of the Herve familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Herve research. Another 155 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1540, 1578, 1586, 1601, 1611, 1616, 1624, 1629, 1642, 1657, 1660, 1661, 1673, 1679, 1680 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Herve History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Herve Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Herve are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Herve include Harvey, Hervey, Hervie, Harvie and others. Early Notables of the Herve familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was - Sir William Hervey (1586-1660), an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1629
- Edmund Harvey or Hervey (c.1601-1673), an English soldier and member of Parliament during the English Civil War, who sat as a commissioner at the Trial of King Charles I and helped to draw up the fina...
- William Hervey, 1st Baron Hervey (died 1642), an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1611
- John Hervey (1616-1680), an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1679, he fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War
Herve RankingIn France, the name Herve is the 156th most popular surname with an estimated 20,538 people with that name. 7 Migration of the Herve family to IrelandSome of the Herve family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 107 words (8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Herve migration to Canada | + |
Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Herve, or a variant listed above: Herve Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Sebastien Hervé married in Quebec in 1689
- Sébastien Herve, son of Gabriel and Marguerite, who married Françoise Philippeau, daughter of Claude and Jeanne, in Quebec on 10th January 1689 8
- Pierre Herve, son of Pierre and Jeanne, who married Catherine Patissier, daughter of Jean-Baptiste and Marie, in Montreal, Quebec on 22nd November 1698 8
- Pierre Hervé married in Montreal in 1698
Herve Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Jean Herve, son of Phorien and Renée, who married Marie Benoit, daughter of Etienne and Nicole, in Montreal, Quebec on 21st November 1712 8
- Sébastien Herve, son of Sébastien and Françoise, who married Rosalie Tremblay, daughter of Louis and Marie, in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec on 17th November 1722 8
- Louis Herve, son of Pierre and Catherine, who married Marie-Anne Perras, daughter of Jean and Madeleine, in La Prairie, Quebec on 6th November 1724 8
- Julien Herve, son of Sébastien and Rosalie, who married Geneviève Destroismaisons, daughter of Charles and Marie-Madeleine, in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec on 6th February 1747 8
| Contemporary Notables of the name Herve (post 1700) | + |
- Pascal Hervé (b. 1964), former French road racing cyclist who competed in the individual road race at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Lucien Hervé (b. 1910), Hungarian photographer, best known for his architectural photography
- Gustave Hervé (1871-1944), French politician
- Francisco Hervé Allamand, Chilean geologist known for his contributions to the paleogeography and tectonics of Chile and Antarctica
- Francis Hervé (1781-1850), French born British artist and travel writer, a close friend of Madame Tussaud
- Edmond Hervé (b. 1942), French politician, Member of the Socialist Party and French senator from 2008 to 2014, Mayor of Rennes from 1977 to 2008
- Cédric Hervé (b. 1979), French former road racing cyclist
- Antoine Hervé (b. 1959), French composer and pianist
- Herve Lamy, French classical tenor
- Herve Messie, accountant, Paris
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