Show ContentsCazin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Cazin family

The surname Cazin was first found in Ile-de-France.

Early History of the Cazin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cazin research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1312, 1318, 1374, 1471, 1474, 1633, 1717, 1753, 1842, 1845, 1847, 1856 and 1858 are included under the topic Early Cazin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cazin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Casavant, Casavan, Casaban, Casauban, Casaubon, Casabon, Cazal, Cazaux, Cazeaux, Casault, Cazalet, Cazalin, Cazelle, Casaille, Cazelles, Chazelle, Chazelles, Cazot, Cazotte, Cazet, Chazot, Chazotte, Chazet, Chazette, Casin, Cazin, Descazes, Ducazeau, Caseton, Caseau, Casey, Casile, Caze, Casa, Cazin, Cassin and many more.

Early Notables of the Cazin family

Notable amongst the family was

  • the Cazin family was known for its many artists
  • Jean-Charles Cazin was a painter, engraver, and ceramist in 1845

Cazin Ranking

In France, the name Cazin is the 2,347th most popular surname with an estimated 2,754 people with that name. 1


United States Cazin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cazin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Esther Cazin, aged 20, who arrived in Carolina in 1679 2
  • Etienne Cazin, aged 13, who landed in Carolina in 1679 2
  • Expietienne Cazin, who arrived in Carolina in 1679 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Cazin (post 1700) +

  • Major-General Henri-Joseph Cazin (1879-1971), French General Officer Commanding Division Tonkin (1938) 3


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)
  3. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Henri-Joseph Cazin. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Cazin/Henri-Joseph/France.html


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