Defleury Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Some records give Fleury; others give Defleury. Both point to the same French family name. Like many surnames, it began with a place: “From Fleury (estate of Florus)”.

A variant of Fleury

Before spelling was fixed, Fleury was also written Defleury. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Fleuri and Floury.

Heraldry and the Defleury name

Arms linked to Fleury and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Get the complete Defleury report, with a museum-style coat of arms.