| ![Show Contents]() Ambroise History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Ambroise familyThe surname Ambroise was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, 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 the Rhone 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. There was a Saint Ambrose(circa 340-397); he had been a Bishop and Governor in Milan, Italy. Early History of the Ambroise familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ambroise research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1460 and 1510 are included under the topic Early Ambroise History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ambroise Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ambrois, Ambroix, Ambroise, Ambrosius, Ambrosi, Ambrodi, Ambroisin, Ambrosini, Ambroize, Ambroisse and many more. Early Notables of the Ambroise familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ambroise Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ambroise RankingIn France, the name Ambroise is the 3,179th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1
| Ambroise migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Ambroise Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Jean Ambroise, who was listed in the "Alsace Emigration Book" as having left for America in 1828
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ambroise (post 1700) | + |
- Paul Ambroise Valéry (1871-1945), French poet, essayist, and philosopher. In addition to his poetry and fiction (drama and dialogues), his interests included aphorisms on art, history, letters, music, and current events, nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 12 different years.
- Jean-Baptiste Ambroise Ravier, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
- Charles Ambroise Dardenne, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
- Étienne Ambroise Berthellemy, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
- Ambroise Chevreux (1728-1792), French Benedictine
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