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Early Origins of the Lise family

The surname Lise was first found in Ile-de-France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Paris and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Lise family

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Lise Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lyse, Lys, DeLys, Lise, de Lisse, Delise, Delisse and others.

Early Notables of the Lise family

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United States Lise migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lise Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Johannn Lise, aged 22, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1805 1

Australia Lise migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Lise Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • E. Smith Lise, a printer, who arrived in Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) sometime between 1825 and 1832

Contemporary Notables of the name Lise (post 1700) +

  • Roger Lise (1927-2023), French politician from Martinique who was elected to the French Senate in 1977
  • Lise Payette OQ (1931-2018), Canadian politician, journalist, writer, and businesswoman, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Cooperatives and Financial Institutions of Quebec (1976-1980), Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Dorion (1976-1981)
  • Lise Salvas Bronsard (1940-1995), Canadian economist, writer and professor of economics and macroeconomics at the Université de Montréal from 1970 to 1995
  • Lise Delamare (1913-2006), French stage and film actress, active from the 1930s through 1998
  • Lise Thériault (b. 1966), Canadian politician, MNA for Anjou-Louis-Riel (2002-)
  • Lise Legrand (b. 1976), French bronze medalist wrestler at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  • Lise Meloche (b. 1960), Canadian four-time World Cup gold medalist in the biathalon
  • Lise St-Denis (b. 1940), Canadian politician
  • Lise Leveille (b. 1982), French Canadian gymnast
  • Lise Cutter (b. 1959), American actress


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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