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Where did the French French family come from? What is the French French family crest and coat of arms? When did the French family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the French family history?
From the historical and enchanting region of France emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished French family. Originally, the people of this region went by one (personal) name. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. These names then began to be "fixed" or hereditary. One of the types of names adopted as surnames, were habitational names; those derived from place names. The French surname was likely first used by someone who held lands belonging to the French king, or perhaps for someone from the Île de France. A habitational name was often used for someone who had moved away from the place after which they were named. This name was sometimes used by soldiers in the feudal period. In French Canada, it was used as secondary "dit" name.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Lafrance, Lafrence, Lafrense, Lafrensse, Lafronce, Lafransse, Lafranse, Lafronse, Lafronsse, France, Francès, Frence, Frenche, Lefrance, Lefranche, Le France, La Franse, French, Frances, Lafrence, Lafrench and many more.First found in Picardy, where this celebrated family held a family seat since ancient times.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our French research. Another 343 words(24 lines of text) covering the years 1223, 1291, 1297, 1300, 1354, 1357, 1363, 1378, 1400, 1500, 1570, 1596, 1640, 1651, and 1721 are included under the topic Early French History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name French. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
French Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Alice French who settled in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630
- Thomas French, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1631
- Stephen French, who landed in Weymouth, Mass in 1634
- John French settled in St. Christopher in 1634
- Elizabeth French settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1635
French Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Philip French, who landed in North Carolina in 1702
- Thos French, who landed in Virginia in 1714
- Benja French, who landed in Virginia in 1714
- Phillip French, who arrived in Virginia in 1719
- Katherine French, who landed in Virginia in 1723
French Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Shepherd French, aged 45, arrived in New York, NY in 1803
- Jacob French, who landed in New York, NY in 1834
- William French, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1844
- Austin French, who landed in Savanna(h), Ga in 1846
- A French, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
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- Marilyn French (1930-2009), American author of The Women's Room, regarded as one of the great feminist writers
- Charles K. French (1860-1952), American actor
- Charles "Charlie" Calvin French (1883-1962), American Major League Baseball player
- Kenneth French (b. 1954), American economist
- Ray French (1895-1978), American Major League shortstop
- Field-Marshal John French (1852-1925), 1st Earl of Cyprus, English military leader, Commander of British Expeditionary Force in World War I
- David French (1939-2010), Canadian playwright and editor
- Corporal John Alexander French (1914-1942), Australian soldier awarded the Victoria Cross during WWII
- Bruce French (b. 1959), English cricketer
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- Ancestors and Descendants of Frank Lusk Babbott, Jr., M.D. and His Wife Elizabeth Bassett French by Harriet M. Stryker-Rodda.
- French and Related Family Genealogy: Treadway, Barrows, Ward, Lobdell, Howland, and Brewster by Mara Treadway French.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
- Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
- 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).
- Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0192852213).
- Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore. Print.
- Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
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The French Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The French 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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