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Early Origins of the Moisan family

The surname Moisan was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Moisan family

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Moisan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Moisson, Moissonne, Moissone, Moissonnes, Moissones, Moisonne, Moisone, Moisonnes, Moisones, Moissan, Moissen, Moissanne, Moissenne, Moissane, Moissene, Moisan, Moissang, Moisang, de Moisson, de la Moisson, la Moisson, le Moisson, Lemoisson, Lamoissonne, Demoisson, Demoissonne, Mosson, Moise, Moises, Moisond, Moisonde, Moisont, Moisent, Moisen, Moisons, Moisanc, Moisand, Moissond, Moissond, Moissonde, Moissont, Moissent, Moissons, Moissanc and many more.

Early Notables of the Moisan family

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Moisan Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Moisan is the 392nd most popular surname. 1 However, in France, the name Moisan is ranked the 1,235th most popular surname with an estimated 4,551 people with that name. 2


Canada Moisan migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Moisan Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Pierre Moisan, son of Jacques and Françoise, who married Barbe Rotteau, daughter of Geoffroy and Catherine, in Quebec on 11th September 1673 3
Moisan Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Jean-Baptiste Moisan, son of Nicolas and Jeanne, who married Thérèse Robillard, daughter of Claude and Marie, in Montreal, Quebec on 19th October 1701 3
  • Michel Moisan, son of Pierre and Barbe, who married Thérèse Bonhomme, daughter of Nicolas and Marie-Thérèse, in Lorette, Quebec on 18th November 1709 3
  • Étienne Moisan, son of Pierre and Barbe, who married Anne-Félicité Bonhomme, daughter of Nicolas and Marie-Thérèse, in Lorette, Quebec on 6th August 1714 3
  • Pierre Moisan, son of Michel and Thérèse, who married Madeleine Mathieu, daughter of Nicolas and Catherine, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 17th January 1735 3
  • Denis Moisan, son of Michel and Thérèse, who married Marie-Anne Alain, daughter of Pierre and Anne, in Lorette, Quebec on 21st November 1735 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Moisan (post 1700) +

  • William Joseph "Bill" Moisan Jr. (1925-2010), American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs during the 1953 season


  1. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.


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