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Early Origins of the Causse family

The surname Causse was first found in Languedoc, in the south of France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Nimes and Toulouse and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Causse family

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Causse Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Caussin, Corsin, Causin, Corssin and others.

Early Notables of the Causse family

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Causse Ranking

In France, the name Causse is the 1,111st most popular surname with an estimated 4,910 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Causse family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: including many of the name who migrated to the New World from the mid 17th century onward.


Contemporary Notables of the name Causse (post 1700) +

  • Jean-Jacques Causse, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Jean-Jacques Causse. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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