| ![Show Contents]() Mauran History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France The name Mauran was spawned from the landscape of northern France known as Normandy during the Middle Ages. It comes from the popular Old French given name Maurice. Early Origins of the Mauran familyThe surname Mauran was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has held a family seat from ancient times. The most unusual descendant of this family was Simon Morin, a visionary, who proclaimed himself as the Son of God and as a result was burned alive in 1663. Several essays were written on him. Two other well known members were Etienne (1625-1700), who was an Orientalist and a Calvinist minister, and Abbot Louis Morin (1636-1715), who was a respected physician and botanist, and a member of the Academy of the Sciences. Pierre Morin was born in Normandy in 1639. He came to New France and married Marie Martin at Port-Royal, Acadia in 1661. They eventually settled in Beaubassin, Quebec, where Pierre died in 1690. Pierre and Marie had at least twelve children together that carried on the family name of Morin. 1 Early History of the Mauran familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mauran research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1484, 1499, 1583, 1591, 1630, 1642, 1656, 1659, 1677, 1702 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Mauran History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Mauran Spelling VariationsOne can encounter great variation in the spelling of French surnames; in part, as spelling, and the spelling names was not yet standardized during the early development of the written French language. Later, there was much branching and movement of families, and spellings would change according to region. Variations of the name Mauran include Morin, Morins, Morrin, Morrins, Morain, Morains, Morrain, Morrains, Maurin, Maurrin, Maurain, Maurrain, Moren, Morren, Morein, Morrein, de Morin and many more. Early Notables of the Mauran familyAnother 43 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Mauran Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Mauran RankingIn France, the name Mauran is the 8,269th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2 Migration of the Mauran familyIn 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Mauran has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Mauran were Andrew Morin settled in Philadelphia in 1847; Daniell Morin settled in Pennsylvania in 1685; James Morin, aged 22; settled in New York City in 1822; John Morin settled in Philadelphia in 1851.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Mauran (post 1700) | + |
- John Lawrence Mauran (1866-1933), American architect
- Henry Mauran, acting Minister of State for Monaco on two occasions
- Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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