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

The Duhamel surname comes from an Old French word "hamel," which meant "homestead." It was likely first used as a name to describe someone who lived at a farm on the outskirts of a main village.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Hamel, Hamell, Hamil, Hamill, Hammel, Hammell, Hammil, Hammill, Hamelin, Hamlin, du Hamel, du Hamell, duHamil, du Hamill, du Hammel, du Hammell, du Hammil and many more.

First found in Normandy where this distinguished family held a family seat at Désert, Fougeroux, and St.-Etienne.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duhamel research. Another 125 words(9 lines of text) covering the years 1598, 1700, 1762, 1782, and 1789 are included under the topic Early Duhamel History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 39 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Duhamel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Duhamel Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Francois Nicolas Duhamel, aged 22, landed in Louisiana in 1719

Duhamel Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Henry Duhamel, who was naturalized in Philadelphia in 1807
  • Flavan Duhamel, who arrived in Massachussetts in 1820

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  • Josh Duhamel (b. 1972), American actor
  • Georges Duhamel (1884-1966), French novelist
  • Ronald J Duhamel (1938-2002), Canadian Member of Parliament and Senator
  • Meagan Duhamel (b. 1985), Canadian figure skater


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  2. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  3. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
  4. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  5. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  6. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
  7. Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
  8. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  9. De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
  10. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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The Duhamel Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Duhamel 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 23 September 2010 at 15:39.

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