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

The name Piccard has a long French heritage that first began in northwestern region of Brittany. The name is derived from when the family lived in Brittany.

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There were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the name include Picard, Piccard, Picaud, Piccaud, Picart, Piccart, Picarte, Piccarte, Picardet, Pichard, Pichat, Pichault, Picaut, Piccaut, Piccault and many more.

First found in Brittany where they held a family seat in the seigneurie of Vieilleville, an honor held by the family for several centuries.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Piccard research. Another 147 words(10 lines of text) covering the years 1620 and 1682 are included under the topic Early Piccard History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 43 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Piccard Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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France was active as a cultural leader in the early 16th century. One particular area in which they lead was the exploration of the New World. The explorers, like Jacques Cartier in 1534, led the way to North America. Champlain, in 1608, made the first of twenty voyages to France to attract settlers and brought the first migrant in 1617. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec, and 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 Piccard 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 Piccard were Pierre Picard, one of the earliest settlers, arrived in Quebec from Normandie in 1629; Hugues settled in New France from Brittany in 1665; Louis Picard arrived in Quebec from Ile-de-France in 1759.

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  • Jean Piccard (1884-1963), American organic chemist, balloonist, eponym of the "Star Trek Next Generation" character Captain Jean-Luc Picard
  • Jeannette Piccard (1895-1981), Swiss born, American balloonist, teacher, scientist, priest
  • Don Piccard (b. 1926), American teacher and balloonist
  • Dr. Jacques Piccard (1922-2008), President for the study and preservation of Seas and Lakes
  • Auguste Antoine Piccard (1884-1962), Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer
  • Bertrand Piccard (b. 1958), Swiss psychiatrist, balloonist


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  2. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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  4. de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
  5. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  6. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  7. Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0192852213).
  8. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  9. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  10. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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The Piccard Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Piccard 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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