Circe

Circe is my real last name. Francois Circe b. Abt 1634 and Anne Veron b. Abt 1636 from Paris France are my 7x Great Grandparents. Their son, Francois Circe dit St Michel was a military surgeon who came to New France (Canada) in 1679 and married in 1680 in Quebec City, Quebec. My 2x Great Grandfather Laurent Circe dit St Michel changed his name to Orin Mitchel (Mitchell) shortly after his marriage in 1829 and move from Canada to Alburgh, Vermont. We can not find the origin of the Circe surname. One possibility is that it originated in Cirice which is now Zierikzee, Netherlands. Another possibility is that Circe came from Mount Circeo, Italy or even from Greece. I am waiting on my Y-DNA Big Y-500 results to come in with hopes of shedding some light on the Circe surname.