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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • French : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’ + helm ‘helmet’.
  • The immigrant ancestor of the Berthiaume families is recorded as Berthéome in Cap Rouge or in Sillery, Quebec, in 1667.

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