| ![Show Contents]() Frenette History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France Noble surnames, such as Frenette, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Frenette, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region 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 Frenette family originally lived in the village of Fresne, in the province of Bourgoigne. Early Origins of the Frenette familyThe surname Frenette was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family held a family seat in early times. This family can be traced back to Thibaut, the lord of Fresnes, who was in the service of the duke of Burgundy with eight horsemen, in 1358. The members of this family also settled in other regions of France. One branch was formed in Fresnières, a village in the department of Oise, in the district of Compiègne, in Picardy. Some members of the different family branches became prominent through their contributions to their respective communities. Claude de Fresne was the lord of Fresne and of Fleurey, in 1472. Among his descendents were: Étienne, a knight of Malte, the commander of Vaufranche, in Berry, during the 16th century; Chrétien, the captain of one hundred men-at-arms, who was killed during the battle at Saint-Quintin; François, the captain of Montbard; another François, a battle marshal in 1652, a captain of the Château of Montreal; and René, a sea captain, who was married in 1689. The family became even more prominent through alliances with other important families of the day, such as the Thiron, the Languet, the Chalon, the Viesse and the la Loge families. Early History of the Frenette familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Frenette research. The year 1694 is included under the topic Early Frenette History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Frenette Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lafrenière, Lafrenierre, Lafrennière, Lefrenier, Frenier, Frener, Frenet, Frenais, Frenaison, Frenois, la Fresnaye, Fresnay and many more. Early Notables of the Frenette familyAnother 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Frenette Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Frenette World RankingIn the United States, the name Frenette is the 11,553rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Frenette is ranked the 786th most popular surname with an estimated 6,829 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Frenette is the 414th popular surname. 3 Migration of the Frenette familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Nicolas La Frenière, who was living in Louisiana in 1706; Albert Fresne, who settled with his wife, Lidie, and his children, Albert and Albertine, in Pennsylvania in 1787.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Frenette (post 1700) | + |
- Peter Frenette (b. 1992), American ski jumper who has competed since 2009
- Orville Frenette (b. 1927), Canadian jurist, Deputy Judge of the Federal Court of Canada (2007-)
- Jean-Louis Frenette (1920-2008), Canadian architectural draftsman and Social Credit party member of the House of Commons of Canada
- Christiane Frenette (b. 1954), Canadian educator and writer from Quebec
- Matt Frenette, Canadian musician, best known as the drummer for the Canadian rock band Loverboy
- Jocelyn Frenette (b. 1976), Canadian football Long snapper and offensive linemen for the Saskatchewan Roughriders (2002-2011)
- Joseph Raymond "Ray" Frenette (1935-2018), Canadian politician in New Brunswick for the riding of Moncton East in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1974 until 1998, 28th Premier of New Brunswick (1997-1998)
- Derek Frenette (b. 1971), retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger
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