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Type Surname
Usage French (Quebec)
Meaning & History
Surname of French origin. A topographic name from beau ‘lovely fair’ + soleil ‘sun’ probably denoting a place that was exposed to the sun or a habitational name from any of various minor places called so.The Beausoleil surname was notably most used in the late 1800's-early 1900's particularity in French Canadian regions as well as in the U.S. (mainly in Maine) & in the U.K..