Botreaux Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Botreaux Surname Definition:
BOTREAUX, BOTREUX, BOTTREUX, BOTTREAUX, BOTTERELL, BOTTERILL, BOTTRALL, BOTTRELL: Lower says William de Botreux held great possessions in Cornwall temp. Henry I., the chief of which was Botreux's Castle; by contraction, Boscastle; and that the family were Norman, and doubtless came from Les Bottereaux, near Evreux.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Botreaux Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
BOTREAUX, BOTREUX, BOTTREUX, BOTTREAUX, BOTTERELL, BOTTERILL, BOTTRALL, BOTTRELL: Lower says William de Botreux held great possessions in Cornwall temp. Henry I., the chief of which was Botreux's Castle; by contraction, Boscastle; and that the family were Norman, and doubtless came from Les Bottereaux, near Evreux. Others derive the name from bo-treaux, the castle on the sea, or the castle on the water. As a Cornish-French compound (bod-ar-eaux), the name would translate "the dwelling upon the waters." Botterell, Bottrall, Bottrell, and Botterill, may be the same name, or from the same root.
BOTREUX, BOTTREAUX: William de B. held great possessions in Cornwall temp. Henry I., the chief of which was Botreux's-castle, by contraction Boscastle. The family were Norman, and doubtless came from Les Bottereaux, near Evreux.
Botreaux Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Botreaux Come From? nationality or country of origin
Botreaux is found most in France. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Botreaux click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Botreaux? popularity and diffusion
The surname Botreaux is the 11,742,229th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Botreaux occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Botreaux reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
Botreaux is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 66,422,722. In France it is most frequent in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 100 percent live. Barring France it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.
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