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Dechambeau Family Crest
Dechambeau Family Crest
Dechambeau

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Where did the French Dechambeau family come from? What is the French Dechambeau family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dechambeau family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dechambeau family history?

The majestic region of Picardy in France was the place of origin of the prestigious surname Dechambeau. Dechambeau is a topographic surname, which is a form of hereditary surname, and was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. The surname Dechambeau is derived from the Old French word "champ," which means field, and literally means "of the fields."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Deschamps, Deschamp, DesChamps, DesChamp, Descamps, Descamp, DesCamps, DesCamp, Dechamps, Dechamp, DeChamps, DeChamp, des Champs, Deschemps, Duchamps, Duchamp, DuChamps, DuChamp, Déchamps, Déchamp, Deschams, de Champs, de Champ, Le Champ, Delachamps, Dechant, Deschemps, Deschemp, Déchemps, Déchemp, Deschems, Décham, Le Champ, Les Champs, Le Camp, de Camp, Descamp, Descampes, Le Campes, de Campes, Champs, Champ, Champlain, Champlaine and many more.

First found in Picardy, where the family was first established, and expanded to become one of the more notable names in the region.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dechambeau research. Another 452 words(32 lines of text) covering the years 1258, 1346, 1406, 1450, 1567, 1574, 1608, 1619, 1683, 1715, 1791, 1800, 1861, 1869, and 1871 are included under the topic Early Dechambeau History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 96 words(7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dechambeau Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Issac Broussard DesChamps, who settled in New York in 1668; Philippe Deschamps, 45; who settled in Louisiana in 1719 with his wife Claudine; Deschamps, 40.

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