Dubreuil Family History
Dubreuil Name Meaning
French: topographic name with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’ from Old French breuil ‘marshy woodland’ (from Late Latin brogilum of Gaulish origin) or a habitational name for someone from Le Breuil the name of several places in various parts of France named with this word. The term breuil later came to mean ‘enclosed woodland’ and then ‘cleared woodland’ and both these senses may also be reflected in the surname. Compare Dibrell and Dubray
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022