Welcome to the Abou
Rjeily Family Website
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This website grew out
of research conducted on the roots of the Abou Rjeily family more than two
decades ago. It brings together information collected from different branches
and sources in order to preserve and share our common history.
Over time, the
site has become a reference point for relatives who wish to understand where
they come from, how the family spread, and how various spellings of the name —
Abou Rjeily, Abourjeily, Abourjaily, Bourjaily and others — relate to the same
lineage.
The Abou Rjeily family traces its origins to Mount Lebanon in the
17th century and has since expanded across multiple continents.
All Abou
Rjeilys worldwide descend from Atallah Abou Rjeily, who lived around 1712.
Atallah had four sons: Elias, Farès, Yaghi, and Dib.
Over the centuries, the
family name evolved into different spellings depending on the country of
migration:
In Lebanon and Canada:
Abou Rjeily, Bourjeily,
Abourgely, Bourgely, Bourgeili, Bou Rjaili
In the United States:
Bourjaily, Aborjaily
In Brazil:
Abou-Rejaile (Habramoun, …)
Bourjeily (Bhamdoun, Ivaiporã)
Abou Rjaili
(Bhamdoun, São Paulo)
Borjaille (…, Vila Velha – State of Espírito
Santo)
In Cuba:
Aborlleile