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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

Origins Available: Dutch, French

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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Vaget, Vagel, Vager, Veght, Veger, Voget, Voghel, Faget and many more.

First found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in South Holland, a province of Holland, the most crowded province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Rotterdam, Leyden and Shiedam. Noted is the famed castle of Teilengen where Jacqueline of Bavaria is buried. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Faget research. Another 288 words(21 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Faget History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Faget Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Faget Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • J. B. Faget, who came to America in 1841
  • M. Faget, who settled in New Orleans in 1867

Faget Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • George Faget, aged 42, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1906
  • Benjamin Faget, aged 22, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1909
  • Georges G. Faget, aged 45, who arrived at Ellis Island from Paris, France, in 1911
  • Georges Faget, aged 46, who arrived at Ellis Island from Paris, France, in 1912

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  • Maxime A "Max" Faget (1921-2004), American engineer, designer of the NASA Mercury capsule
  • Guy Henry Faget (1891-1947), American physician who developed a breakthrough treatment of leprosy by demonstrating the efficacy of promin (1943)
  • Jean Charles Faget (1818-1884), American physician, eponym of the the Faget sign, a diagnostic tool in the diagnostic symptom of yellow fever
  • Dominique Faget, Press Photographer, Paris


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  1. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  2. Kneschke, Dr. Ernest Heinrich. Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels-Lexicon 9 Volumes New General German Aristocracy Lexicon. Leipzig: Friedrich Voigt, 1859. Print.
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  4. Bayerisch Stammenbuch von den alten abgestorbenen Fuerten. Print.
  5. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  6. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  7. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  8. Haverkamp, Alfred. Medieval Germany 1056-1273 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print.
  9. Gritzner, M. Handbuch der heraldischen Terminologie in zwölf Zungen. Nürnberg: 1890. Print.
  10. Bahlow, Hans. Mecklenburgisches Namenbüchlein Ein Führer durch Mecklenburgs Familiennamen. Rostock: Carl Hinstorffs Verlag, 1932. Print.
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The Faget Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Faget 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.

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