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Early Origins of the Toutant family

The surname Toutant was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Toutant family

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Toutant Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Totel, du Tot, Tostain, Toustain, Totain, Toutain, Tautain, Totin, Total and many more.

Early Notables of the Toutant family

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Canada Toutant migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Toutant Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Nicolas Toutant, who settled in Quebec in 1686
  • Nicolas Toutant, son of Antoine and Marie, who married Marie-Anne Raoul, daughter of Alexandre and Marie, in Champlain, Quebec on 13th August 1686 1
Toutant Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Jean-Baptiste Toutant, son of Nicolas and Marie-Anne, who married Madeleine Rivard, daughter of Julien and Élisabeth, in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec on 18th November 1722 1
  • Pierre Toutant, son of Nicolas and Marie-Anne, who married Françoise Le Sieur, daughter of Charles-Julien and Marie-Charlotte, in Yamachiche, Quebec on 25th January 1730 1
  • Joseph Toutant, son of Nicolas and Marie-Anne, who married Marie-Renée Neveu, daughter of Adrien and Renée, in Champlain, Quebec on 30th November 1737 1
  • Jean-Baptiste Toutant, son of Joseph and Marie-Françoise, who married Marie-Josephte Neveu, daughter of François and Marie-Josephte, in Champlain, Quebec on 7th April 1750 1
  • Pierre-Amable Toutant, son of Pierre and Françoise, who married Marie-Antoinette Rivard, daughter of Louis-Joseph and Françoise, in Yamachiche, Quebec on 13th February 1757 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Toutant (post 1700) +

  • Steven Toutant, American director, best known for his work "Remember Me"
  • Paul Toutant, French actor
  • Sebastien Toutant (b. 1992), Canadian gold and silver medalist snowboarder at the 2011 Winter X Games XV in Aspen, Colorado


  1. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.


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