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Early Origins of the Dumaine family

The surname Dumaine was first found in Maine.

Early History of the Dumaine family

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Dumaine Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dumaine, Du Maine and others.

Early Notables of the Dumaine family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Louis-François Dumaine, son of a farmer, was born in Lieusaint in 1831 and at the age of 12 went to school to apprentice with a haberdasher...
  • Lucien-Victor Dumaine, born in 1842 in Tinchebray, was ordained a priest in 1867 and went on to become a military chaplain...
  • Alfred-Chilhaud Dumaine, born in Paris in 1852, earned his law degree, worked as an archivist and paleographer, and finally chose a career as a diplomat...
  • Paul Dumaine was a farmer and became mayor of Longeville, then councilor general, and in 1928 he was elected deputy of the Haute-Marne region...
  • Joseph Dumaine was ordained a priest in Grenoble in 1902 and was a professor of ancient writings and of ecclesiastic history at the grand seminary of Grenoble...

Dumaine Ranking

In France, the name Dumaine is the 5,763rd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


Canada Dumaine migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dumaine Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Mr. Jean Dumaine, French labourer travelling to Canada to work for François Peron, arriving on 2nd August 1655 2
Dumaine Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • François Dumaine was married in 1717 in Longeuil, Quebec
  • Charles Dumaine was married in 1749 in St-François-de-Sales, Quebec
Dumaine Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • André Dumaine was a grocer in St-Hyacinth in 1871
  • Samuel Dumaine was municipal councillor in Chambly-Canton, Quebec, in 1891

Contemporary Notables of the name Dumaine (post 1700) +

  • Frederic C. "Buck" Dumaine Jr. (1902-1997), American business executive, Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party (1963-1965)
  • Roland Pierre DuMaine (1931-2019), American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of San José in California
  • Bernard Dumaine (b. 1953), French artist best known for his work in photorealism and surrealism styles
  • Cyrille Dumaine (1897-1946), Canadian politician, Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bagot (1930-1935)


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/


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