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Re: Just heard a surname new to me: Soudriette
As far as I can find in Internet this surname nevere existed in France. In Southern France I have only found SOUDRE.
Could it be a variant of british surnames like Soder or Sawderl
Soudrette or Soudriette seem to be typical in USA of states like INDIANA or MICHIGAN.
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Soudriette is a French name. It was Sordelier when the first person to bear that name came to Canada in the 1700s. The name was changed as many French names were. There are only a few people named Soudriette left in the USA today. There were some in Ohio,(Toledo), Indiana(Vincennes) and in Michigan. My name, Lixey, should be Soudriette, but an ancestor Alexey(Alexander) Soudriette, had people call him Mister Alexey. That gradually became Lixey. Most of the Lixeys in the USA are descendents of Alexey. Sordelier seems to have died out in France too. David Lixey
dlixey6516@wowway.com
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Fascinating! Thank you so much for that info!
~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon
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