Show ContentsLenormand History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Lenormand has a long French heritage that first began in the northern region of Normandy. The name is derived from when the family lived in Normandy. It is generally understood that the name was originally derived from the place-name Normandy.

Early Origins of the Lenormand family

The surname Lenormand was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where they held a family seat at Grandcour, and are believed to be represented in the year 1066 at that seigneurie, through William of Grandcour, son of William, Count d'Eu, who was said to be a man of great bravery and who was conducted to an honorable refuge in France after the Norman Conquest of England.

Early History of the Lenormand family

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Lenormand Spelling Variations

The many different spellings of French surnames can be partially explained by the use of local dialects and by the influence of other languages during the early development of the French language. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Lenormand is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Normand, Normant, Le Normand, Le Normant, Normandie, Normend, Norment, Le Normend and many more.

Early Notables of the Lenormand family

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Lenormand Ranking

In France, the name Lenormand is the 6,417th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


United States Lenormand migration to the United States +

France finally gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the 1700s. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Lenormand were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Lenormand were

Lenormand Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Etienne Lenormand, aged 36, who landed in Louisiana in 1720 2
  • John Joseph Marcel Lenormand, who arrived in New York in 1796 2
  • Joseph Marcel LeNormand, who landed in New York in 1796 2

Canada Lenormand migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lenormand Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Jacques LeNormand, who arrived in Montreal in 1661
  • Jean LeNormand, who landed in Montreal in 1662
  • Mr. Jean Lenormand, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 27th January 1677 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Lenormand (post 1700) +

  • Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand (1772-1843), French professional fortune-teller
  • Louis-Sébastien Lenormand (1757-1837), French physicist, inventor and pioneer in parachuting
  • Henri René Lenormand (1882-1951), French dramatist


  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. 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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