Comte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Comte family

The surname Comte was first found in Languedoc, where this renowned family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Comte family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Comte research. Another 235 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1260, 1300, 1343, 1450, 1530, 1535, 1580, 1582, 1584, 1600, 1655, 1694 and 1712 are included under the topic Early Comte History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Comte Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Comte, Lecomte, Contes, Comtes, Conte, Leconte, Comites, Comitis and many more.

Early Notables of the Comte family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

Antoine Le Comte of Saman, Lord of Vernet, of Maure and Co-Lord of Caujac in the 1600's

Comte Ranking

In France, the name Comte is the 442^nd most popular surname with an estimated 9,744 people with that name. 1

Comte migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Comte Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Pierre Comte, who settled in Virginia in 1700
Pierre Comte, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1700 2
Pierre Le Comte, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 2
Pierre Comte, aged 26, settled in Louisiana in 1719

Contemporary Notables of the name Comte (post 1700) +

Eugene Comte, American politician, Mayor of Murphysboro, Illinois, 1935-42 3
Augustus Comte Jr., American politician, Member of California State Assembly 16th District, 1867-69 3
Auguste Comte (1798-1857), French philosopher
Jean-Charles comte Monnier (1758-1816), French infantry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Hundred Days
Comte Yvan du Monceau de Bergendal (1915-1984), Belgian aviator and World War II flying ace

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html