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![Show Contents]() Blondel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Noble surnames, such as Blondel, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Blondel, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Picardy. 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 Blondel family originally derived its surname from the name of the Seigneury De Landelles, which was in the province of Picardy. Early Origins of the Blondel familyThe surname Blondel was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where they held a family seat in the Seigniory of De Landelles, a village in the department De l'Oise in the arrondisement of Beauvais. Early History of the Blondel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blondel research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1585, 1591, 1617, 1618, 1655, 1672, 1680, 1686 and 1705 are included under the topic Early Blondel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Blondel Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Blondel, Blondell, Blondelle, Blondeel, Blundel, Blundell, Blundeel, La Blondell and many more. Early Notables of the Blondel familyNotable amongst the family name at this period was - David Blondel (1591-1655), a French Protestant clergyman
Blondel RankingIn France, the name Blondel is the 265th most popular surname with an estimated 14,287 people with that name. 1
 Blondel migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Blondel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Henry Blondel who settled in Louisiana in 1756
Blondel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Peter Blondel, who landed in New York in 1825 2
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Blondel Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Claude Blondel, who arrived in Canada in 1642
- Mr. Charles Blondel, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 14th April 1642 3
- Mr. Pierre Blondel, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 20th May 1643 3
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Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Blondel Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mary A. Blondel, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Anne Longton" in 1860 4
- John Blondel, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Anne Longton" in 1860 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Blondel (post 1700) | + |
- Charles Blondel (b. 1976), French psychologist
- Marc Blondel (1939-2014), French trade unionist, leader of the Workers' Force (1989-2004)
- Andre Blondel (1863-1938), French scientist and engineer
- Professor Jean Fernand Pierre Blondel, French-born, Executive Director of the European Consortium for Political Research since 1970
- Nicolas François Blondel (1618-1686), French military engineer
- Maurice Édouard Blondel (1861-1949), French Catholic philosopher, professor at the universities of Montauban, Lille, and Aix-Marseille
- Jorge Urrutia Blondel (b. 1905), Chilean professor of music and composer
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- Mr. André Blondel (b. 1920), a.k.a "John Aston", French Electrical Artificer 4th Class serving for the Royal Navy from Picquigny, Somme, France, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 5
- Mr. André Blondel (b. 1917), French Electrical Artificer 4th Class serving for the Royal Navy from Picquigny, Somme, France, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 5
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm
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