The surname Almasy was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.
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Early History of the Almasy family
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Almasy Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Almazan, Almazen, Almazani, Almazini, Guignard, Guignardaye and many more.
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Early Notables of the Almasy family
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Migration of the Almasy family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Olalla Hernandez Almazan, who settled in Peru in 1561; and Mariana Almazan, who arrived in New Spain in 1599.
Contemporary Notables of the name Almasy (post 1700)
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Peter Almásy (b. 1961), French ice hockey player who competed in the men's tournaments at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 Winter Olympics
László Ede Almásy de Zsadány et Törökszentmiklós (1895-1951), Hungarian aristocrat, motorist, desert explorer, aviator, Scout-leader and sportsman who served as the basis for the protagonist in both Michael Ondaatje's novel The English Patient (1992) and the movie adaptation of the same name (1996)
Laszlo Almasy, Hungarian published researcher at the Centre for Energy Research
Pál Almásy de Zsadány et Törökszentmiklós (1818-1882), Hungarian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1849
Ede Almásy, Hungarian founding member of the Hungarian Geographical Society, father of György Ede Almásy
György Ede Almásy de Zsadány et Törökszentmiklós (b. 1867), Hungarian Asiologist, traveler, zoologist and ethnographer, father of László Almásy
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