Bazaine History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The surname Bazaine is derived from the French given name Basil. Basil is derived from the ancient Greek given name, Basileios, which means royal. In some cases the name may also be of occupational derivation, stemming from the word, bombasin, which was a kind of cotton cloth. In such a case the name would have referred to a maker or seller of such cloth.

Early Origins of the Bazaine family

The surname Bazaine was first found in Poitou, where the family first originated and maintained their status as one of the more distinguished families of the region.

The family branch of Bazin was registered in this region as early as 1215, again in 1356, and finally in 1431. The name was also found in the 18th century in Moncoutant. The family prospered and maintained noble status in the western region of France, branching out into the region of Brittany where the family was registered in 1256. 1

Raoul Bazin was registered in the region as the Lord of Houssaye in 1480. An earlier family branch formed in Blois where Jean, born in 1538, became the resident for the King of France under the King of Poland. His son, Isaac Bazin, would later become the deputy general of the reformed church.

Early History of the Bazaine family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bazaine research. Another 115 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1611, 1715 and 1768 are included under the topic Early Bazaine History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bazaine Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bazinet, Bazenet, Bazenerie, Bazin, Basin, Bazaine, Bazine and many more.

Early Notables of the Bazaine family

Notable amongst the family at this time was the family branch of Bazin de Jessey; Jacques Bazin de Jessey, the Lord of Bintinaye and lawyer for the parliament of Brittany in the...
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Migration of the Bazaine family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre Bazin, who settled in Quebec from Lisieux in 1670; Barbara Bazin, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751; John Bazin, who opted for Mobile County, Alabama in 1840.

Contemporary Notables of the name Bazaine (post 1700) +

Jean René Bazaine (1904-2001), French painter, designer of stained glass windows, and writer
Adolphe Bazaine (1809-1893), French railway engineer
Pierre-Dominique Bazaine (1786-1838), French mathematician and military engineer
François Achille Bazaine (1811-1888), French soldier

Citations +

Hozier, Charles D, and Antoine Bachelin-Delforenne. État présent De La Noblesse française (1883-1887): Contenant Le Distionnaire De La Noblesse Contemporaine Et Larmorial général De France, Dapres Les Manuscrits De Ch. D Hozier. Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Print.