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Early Origins of the Delacour family

The surname Delacour was first found in Brittany.

Early History of the Delacour family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Delacour research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1026, 1096, 1357, 1381, 1564, 1681, 1686, 1687, 1706, 1711, 1768 and 1828 are included under the topic Early Delacour History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Delacour Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lecours, Lecourt, Lecourtier, Lecourtois, Le Cours, Le Court, Le Courtier and many more.

Early Notables of the Delacour family

Notable amongst this name at this time was an individual of the house of Lecourt, such as François, lord of Béru, who reaffirmed his nobility in 1686, and was father of Etienne, Cavalier of Saint-Lazare in 1687. Etienne's son was Edme, Lieutenant-colonel, Cavalier of Saint-Louis, whose son in turn was Etienne-Nicolas, Cavalier of Saint-Lazare, captain of the Royal Chivalry. Pierre-François Lecourrayer...
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Delacour Ranking

In France, the name Delacour is the 1,645th most popular surname with an estimated 3,650 people with that name. 1


United States Delacour migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Delacour Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Fredrick DeLaCour, who landed in New Jersey in 1768 2
Delacour Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Philip Delacour, who landed in Maryland in 1805 2
  • David Delacour, who arrived in Maryland in 1808 2
  • James Delacour, who arrived in Maryland in 1808 2

Canada Delacour migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Delacour Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Miss. Eliza Delacour, aged 5 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Covenanter" departing from the port of Cork, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle in September 1847 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Delacour (post 1700) +

  • Brigadier-General Reginald Beardsley Delacour (1886-1948), American Adjutant-General of Connecticut (1939-1948) 4


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)
  3. Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 24)
  4. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, January 10) Reginald Delacour. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Delacour/Reginald_Beardsley/USA.html


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