Neveu History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Neveu family

The surname Neveu was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where they held a family seat in the seigneurie of Chateaux.

The family also held estates to the south in both Maine and Anjou and also in Poitou and Brittany. The branch in Anjou eventually moved to Germany and held a family seat at Windschlag. This branch was originally of Folie in Anjou, and they became Barons in the year 1700. Meanwhile the family were elevated to the nobility as the Marquis d'Aiguelle. This aristocratic family flourished on their estates until the Revolution in 1789.

Pierre Neveu, son of Pierre-Mathieu and Marguerite (née Renaud), settled in Quebec in the 17th century. He married Claire Levieux, daughter of Pierre and Jeanne (née Legrand), at Sainte-Famille on 2nd September 1670. 1

Early History of the Neveu family

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Neveu Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Neveue, Neveu, Neveux, Neveur, Nevot, Nevoux, Nevet, Nevez, De Neveu, De Neveue, De Nevet and many more.

Early Notables of the Neveu family

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Neveu World Ranking

In the United States, the name Neveu is the 15,397^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Neveu is ranked the 961^st most popular surname. 3 And in France, the name Neveu is the 423^rd popular surname with an estimated 10,081 people with that name. 4

Neveu migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Neveu Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mr. Vincent Neveu, French settler traveling aboard the ship "L'Amitie" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 8th November 1785 5

Neveu migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Neveu Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Mr. Pierre Neveu, French settler travelling to Canada to work for Jérôme Le Royer, arriving on 8th June 1659 6
Jean Neveu, who settled in Quebec in 1663 from Poitou
Mr. Pierre Neveu, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 31st March 1665 6
Pierre Neveu who settled in Quebec in 1669, arriving from Aunis near Bordeaux on the west coast of France
Adrian Neveu, who settled in Quebec in 1679 from Normandy
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Neveu Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Michel Neveu, who arrived in Quebec in 1746 from Ile-de-France
Louis Neveu, who arrived in Quebec in 1791 from Maine

Contemporary Notables of the name Neveu (post 1700) +

Brett Neveu, American playwright, awarded the Ofner Prize from the Goodman Theatre in 2004 and the Emerging Artist Award from the League of Chicago Theatres in 2005
William Neveu, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives 101st District, 1974, 1974 7
Claude Neveu, French five-time gold medalist slalom canoer in the late 1940s to the mid-1950s
Cyril Neveu (b. 1956), French motocross racer
Boris Neveu (b. 1986), French two-time gold, four-time silver and three-time bronze medalist slalom canoer
Gérald Neveu (1921-1960), French poet
Patrice Neveu (b. 1954), French football coach and former player
Ginette Neveu (1919-1949), French violin virtuoso who was tragically killed in a plane crash at the age of 30
Andre Neveu (b. 1946), French physicist, co-invented the Neveu-Schwarz algebra and the Gross-Neveu model
Franz Xaver Freiherr von Neveu (1749-1828), the last Prince-Bishop of Basel, reigning from 1794 to 1803
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
7 Ships Acadian Expedition of 1785. Retrieved 14th October 2021 from http://www.acadian-cajun.com/7ships.htm
Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html