Lussier
Sign in to saveLussier or Loussier is a surname of French origin. According to Ancestry.com, "the name is an occupational name from Old French uissier 'usher', 'doorkeeper', with the definite article l(e). L'Huissier is a title of nobility given to the king's usher. The usher's responsibilities include acting as the court bailiff, collecting fines and taxes; and overseeing the finances of the manors of the kingdom. The name was a title of nobility. The occupation can also be an official in the courts and prisons or a doorkeeper of the legislative chamber.
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Lussier or Loussier is a surname of French origin. According to Ancestry.com, "the name is an occupational name from Old French uissier 'usher', 'doorkeeper', with the definite article l(e). L'Huissier is a title of nobility given to the king's usher. The usher's responsibilities include acting as the court bailiff, collecting fines and taxes; and overseeing the finances of the manors of the kingdom. The name was a title of nobility. The occupation can also be an official in the courts and prisons or a doorkeeper of the legislative chamber.
The Canadian family "Lussier" can be traced to Pierre L'Huissier (1600–1688), the Bailiff of Paris. When Pierre L'Huissier's grandson, Jacques (1646–1713), arrived in New France, the name was recorded as "Lussier." According to the Family Education site the name is: "French [meaning]: A bearer of the name from Paris was in Quebec City by 1669."
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lussier” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.