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Origins Available: English, French Where did the French Raymond family come from? What is the French Raymond family crest and coat of arms? When did the Raymond family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Raymond family history? The history of the Raymond name began during the Middle Ages in a region once known as Languedoc. The French name is derived from the personal name Raimund. The personal name is derived from the Germanic elements "ragin," which means "counsel," or "advice," and "mund," which means "protection."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 Raymond, including Raymond, Rayment, Raymont, Raimund, Reimund, Raimunt, Raimond, Raiment, Raimont, Ramond, Remond, Reymond and many more. First found in Languedoc where they held a family seat in the seigneurie of Toulouse, where they were distinguished members of the aristocracy of the region, and were later seated at Chantemerle, and d'Eoux. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Raymond research. Another 192 words(14 lines of text) covering the years 1042, 1105, 1156, 1194, and 1222 are included under the topic Early Raymond History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Raymond Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Immigration to New France was slow; therefore, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. 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 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Raymond has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Raymond were Raymond Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
Raymond Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
Raymond Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Raymond Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Raymond Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:56. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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