Baumont Surname History

Origins Available:
France

The surname Baumont is a topographic local name, which is a form of hereditary surname. Further research revealed that the name is derived from a physical feature of the geography in the area where the original bearer lived or held land. The surname means "beautiful mountain" and it is certain that the original bearer lived in mountainous terrain.

Early Origins of the Baumont family

The surname Baumont was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Baumont family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Baumont research. Another 343 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1000, 1080, 1584, 1616 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Baumont History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Baumont Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Beaumont, Beaumon, Beaumons, Beaumonte, Beaumone, Beaumeau, Beaumau, Beaumaux, Beaumau, Beaumond, Beaumeaux, de Beaumont, Beaummont, Beaummon, Beaummons, Beaummonte, Beaummone, Beaummeau, Beaummau, Beaummaux, Beaummau, Beaummond, Beaummeaux, Baumont, Baumon, Baumons, Baumonte, Baumone, Baumeau, Baumau, Baumaux, Baumond, Baumeaux, Bomont, Bomau, Bomond, Bomonte, Bomone, Bomeau, Bomaux, Bomeaux, de Beaumont, de Beaumon, de Beaumons, de Beaumonte, de Beaumone, de Beaumeau, de Beaumau, de Beaumaux, de Beaumau, de Beaumond, de Beaumeaux, DeBeaumont, DeBeaummont, DeBeaummon, DeBeaummons, DeBeaummonte, DeBeaummone, DeBeaummeau, DeBeaummau, DeBeaummaux, DeBeaummau and many more.

Early Notables of the Baumont family

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Baumont Ranking

In France, the name Baumont is the 8,256^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Baumont migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Baumont Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Webb Baumont, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1839 2

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)