Marais Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Marais

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

The Marais surname is a habitational name derived from any of several places named with the Old French words "mareis," or "maresc," meaning "marsh."

Spelling variations of this family name include: Desmarais, Demarais, Des Marais, Desmarets, Desmarés, Desmareys, Desmaray, Desmaraie, Desmarest, Desmaret, Desmarets, Démarais, Démarets, Démarey, Démareys, Démarés, Démarey, Démaré, Démarés, Démarée, Démarées, Démaraie, Démaray, Maret, Marest, Marais, Mareys, Marets, Marest, Mares, Marays, Marrey, Mareys, Marées, Des Marest, Des Maret, Des Marets, Des Marez, De Marest, Du Marest, Du Marais, Du Marrey, Du Mareys, Du Mares, Du Marays, Du Mareys, Du Marées and many more.

First found in Cambray, Normandy where ancestors of the family belonged to the house of Bousis.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Charles Desmarais, 38; who arrived in Canada in 1643; Pierre Desmarais, who was on record in Montreal in 1660; David DesMarest, who settled in New York in 1663 with his wife, Marie Sohier and four children, Madame DesMarest, who arrived in New York in 1700.

For more information on the last name Marais, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Some noteworthy people of the name Marais

Marin Marais (1656-1728), French composer and viola player
Jean Marais (1913-1998), a French actor
Roland Marais (1685-1750), French Baroque composer
Eugène Marais (1871-1936), a South African lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer
Josef Marais (1905-1978), South African singer
Lejeanne Marais (b. 1989), South African figure skater
Peter Marais (b. 1948), South African politician

Tell Me More About Family Crests

Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Marais family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Marais coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Marais genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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Family Crest for the name Marais.

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Surname Histories

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Symbolism

Symbolism with the family crest for the name Marais.

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The Marais Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Marais 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.