Jaudon Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Jaudon

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Origin Displayed: French

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

Noble surnames, such as Jaudon, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Jaudon, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful Ile de France region. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.The Jaudon family originally derived its surname from the name of the place in Ile-de-France.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jodeau, Jodelet, Jodin, Jodoin, Jodouin, Jodot, Joudon, Joudou, Jaudeau, Jaudelet, Jaudin, Jaudoin, Jaudot, Jaudon, Jaudou, Jodel, Jodelle, Jaudel, Jaudelle, Jodier, Jaudier and many more.

First found in Ile-de-France, where the family held a family seat since early times.

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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)

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Claude Jodouin, who married Anne Thomas in Montreal in 1666; Marie Jodon, who married André Barbeau called Laforest in Quebec City in 1669; Jacques Jodouin, who married Marie-Jeanne Regindeau in 1709 in Varennes.

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Jaudon 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 Jaudon 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 Jaudon 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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The Jaudon Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Jaudon 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.