Dauphin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The prestigious surname Dauphin comes from the majestic region of Dauphiné, in France. Dauphin is a topographic surname, a form of hereditary surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.

Early Origins of the Dauphin family

The surname Dauphin was first found in Dauphine.

Early History of the Dauphin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dauphin research. The years 1742, 1817, 1820, 1821, 1827, 1829, 1847, 1849, 1852 and 1878 are included under the topic Early Dauphin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dauphin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dauphin, Dauphinais, Dauphin, Delphin, Dalphin and many more.

Early Notables of the Dauphin family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Charles-Claude Dauphin, who was a painter in Lorraine during the seventeenth century. His masters were his father, Olivier Dauphin, a painter and engraver, and Simon Vouet. He established himself in I...
Joseph-Alexis Dauphin was a general in 1817
Caisimir Dauphin learned Arabic and went to Egypt, where he settled as director of the schools of Alexandria, and in 1820 became inspector of the schools of Lower Egypt
Jean-Simon Dauphinot was a politician and industrialist in 1821 and was director of an important fabric factory in Reims, as well as Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce. In 1852 he was named jud...
Charles Prudhomme Dauphin was a poet and writer in 1829
Leopold Dauphin was a singer and composer in Beziers in 1847
Louis-Marie-Theodore Dauphin was an architect in Paris in 1849
Henry-Simon-Marie Dauphinot was a general in Reims in 1878

Dauphin Ranking

In the United States, the name Dauphin is the 14,089^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Dauphin is ranked the 882^nd most popular surname with an estimated 5,815 people with that name. 2

Dauphin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dauphin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Dauphin, who arrived in Virginia in 1700 3
Francois Dauphin, aged 32, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 3

Dauphin migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dauphin Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Etienne Dauphin, son of Etienne and Julienne, who married Marie Morin in Quebec on 15th November 1665 4
Etienne Dauphin was married in 1665 in Quebec
René Dauphin, son of Etienne and Marie, who married Suzanne Gignard, daughter of Laurent and Élisabeth, in Beauport, Quebec on 22nd April 1686 4
Therese Dauphin was married in 1690 in Beauport, Quebec

Dauphin Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jean Dauphin, son of Etienne and Marie, who married Jeanne-Ursule Gély, daughter of Jean and Ursule, in Quebec on 14th July 1701 4
René Dauphin, son of René and Marie-Suzanne, who married Angélique Tessier, daughter of Mathieu and Marguerite, in Beauport, Quebec on 2nd May 1719 4
Pierre-Alexandre Dauphin, son of René and Marie-Suzanne, who married Marie-Thérèse-Louise Toupin, daughter of René and Geneviève, in Beauport, Quebec on 6th November 1730 4
René-Mathieu Dauphin, son of René and Angélique, who married Thérèse Bouin, daughter of Charles and Marie-Madeleine, in Lorette, Quebec on 19th July 1745 4
Vincent Dauphin, son of René and Angélique, who married Thérèse Bélanger, daughter of Paul and Jeanne, in Beauport, Quebec on 24th July 1747 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Dauphin (post 1700) +

Paula E. Dauphin, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1996
Claude Dauphin (1951-2015), French billionaire businessman, and executive chairman of Trafigura Beheer BV, his net wealth was estimated at 1 billion by Forbes in 2013
Charles Claude Dauphin, French painter of historical subjects and portraits
Claude Dauphin (1903-1978), French actor who appeared in more than 130 films between 1930 and 1978
Jacques-André Dauphin, French publicist and Cavalier of the Legion of honour and of Arts and of Letters in Paris
François Dauphin (b. 1953), former Canadian handball player
Claude Dauphin (b. 1953), Canadian lawyer and politician

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.