Noble surnames, such as Contet, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Contet, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful province of Bourgoigne. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Contet family originally lived in the region of Franche-Comté. They derived their surname from the second element of the place-name.
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Early Origins of the Contet family
The surname Contet was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this distinguished family was established in early times.
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Early History of the Contet family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Contet research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1755, 1803 and 1805 are included under the topic Early Contet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Contet Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Comté, Conté, Comtet, Contet, Comtois and many more.
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Early Notables of the Contet family
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Contet Ranking
In France, the name Contet is the 6,526th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1
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Migration of the Contet family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: M. Contois, who was a resident of New Orleans in 1726; and Pierre Contois, who lived in Louisiana in 1727; with his wife and two children.
Contemporary Notables of the name Contet (post 1700)
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Daniel Contet (1943-2018), French international tennis player who competed in the Davis Cup from 1961 to 1969
Henri Contet, French songwriter of the mid twentieth century, known for his work with the French singer, Lucienne Delyle
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