Turgeon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Turgeon family

The surname Turgeon was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

Interestingly, we must look to ancient England to find one of the first records of the family. Turgot (d. 1115) was "Bishop of St. Andrews, born in Lincolnshire, and belonged to a Saxon family of good position. The name occurs in Domesday Book among the landowners of that county. After the Norman Conquest he was detained as a hostage in the castle of Lincoln, but, having made his escape, he took ship at Grimsby for Norway, where he found favour with the king and became prosperous. Returning home some years afterwards, he was shipwrecked on the English coast and lost all his property. He then resolved to become a monk. " 1

Early History of the Turgeon family

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Turgeon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Turgeon, Turgis, Tourgis, Turgot, Turgan and others.

Early Notables of the Turgeon family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Michel-Étienne Turgot, a French magistrate who was born in Paris in 1690. He was of an ancient family, distinguished in their nobility, who in the thirteenth century, was mainly established in Brittany and since then has been primarily in Normandy. He was President of the second chamber of appeal in the Parisian parliament at the time he was named provost of the entrepreneurs in 1729...
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Turgeon World Ranking

In the United States, the name Turgeon is the 7,446^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2 However, in Canada, the name Turgeon is ranked the 402^nd most popular surname with an estimated 11,576 people with that name. 3 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Turgeon is the 167^th popular surname. 4

Turgeon migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Turgeon Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Charles Turgeon, who married in 1648 in Quebec
Claire Turgeon married in Quebec in 1665
Jean Turgeon married in 1688 in Quebec
Zacharie Turgeon, son of Charles and Pasquière, who married Élisabeth Le Roy, daughter of Nicolas and Jeanne, in Beauport, Quebec on 24th October 1691 5
Pierre Turgeon, son of Charles and Pasquière, who married Marie-Anne Carié, daughter of Jean and Barbe, in Lévis, Quebec on 16th November 1695 5

Turgeon Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jacques Turgeon married in Beaumont, Quebec in 1704
Joseph Turgeon, son of Pierre and Marie-Anne, who married Marguerite Boutillet, daughter of Jacques and Marguerite, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 12th February 1721 5
Charles Turgeon, son of Zacharie and Isabelle, who married Marie-Madeleine Disy, daughter of Pierre-François and Madeleine, in Champlain, Quebec on 17th May 1723 5
Elisabeth Turgeon married in Beaumont, Quebec in 1723
Angelique Turgeon married in Beaumont, Quebec in 1723
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Contemporary Notables of the name Turgeon (post 1700) +

Charlotte Turgeon (1912-2009), American chef and author
Eugene Joseph "Pete" Turgeon (1897-1977), American Major League Baseball shortstop for the Chicago Cubs in 1923
Mark Turgeon (b. 1965), American head basketball coach of Wichita State University
Sylvain Turgeon (b. 1965), Canadian professional NHL hockey player who played from 1983 to 2002, older brother of Pierre Turgeon
Pierre-Flavien Turgeon (1787-1867), Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Archbishop of Quebec 6
Pierre Turgeon (b. 1947), Canadian novelist and essayist
Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon (1840-1881), Canadian Roman Catholic religious sister and Blessed
Pauline Dai Turgeon (b. 1890), Canadian stage actress
William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon (1877-1969), Canadian politician, judge, and diplomat
Louis Turgeon (1762-1827), Canadian notary, seigneur and politician
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Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"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
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 Jan. 2019