Hude History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
France

The history of the Hude name began during the Middle Ages in a region known as Brittany. The French name is derived from the Germanic personal name Holdwin, which meant strong friend.

Early Origins of the Hude family

The surname Hude was first found in Brittany, where this distinguished family held a family seat since early times.

Early History of the Hude family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hude research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1598, 1599, 1687, 1702, 1714 and 1744 are included under the topic Early Hude History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hude Spelling Variations

Most surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name Hude, including Heude, Hude, Heudon, Hudon, Heudelon, Hudelon, Heudelin, Hudelin, Heudelot, Hudelot, Heudel, Hudel, Heudet, Hudet, Heudot, Hudot, Heudaut, Hudaut, Heudault, Hudault, Heudier and many more.

Early Notables of the Hude family

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Hude Ranking

In France, the name Hude is the 6,374^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Hude migration to the United States +

France was active as a cultural leader in the early 16th century. One particular area in which they lead was the exploration of the New World. The explorers, like Jacques Cartier in 1534, led the way to North America. Champlain, in 1608, made the first of twenty voyages to France to attract settlers and brought the first migrant in 1617. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec, and the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Hude has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Hude were

Hude Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Adam Hude, aged 49, who landed in New York in 1710-1711 2

Hude Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Leon Hude, who arrived in Mississippi in 1861 2
Mike Hude, who landed in Arkansas in 1882 2

Citations +

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)