The surname Coligny was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family have been known since ancient times.
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Early History of the Coligny family
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Coligny Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Coligny, Colignie, Colignies, Coligney, Colligny, Collignie, Collignies, Colligney, Cauligny, Caulignie, Caulignies, Cauligney, Caulligny, Caullignie, Caullignies, Caulligney, de Coligny and many more.
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Early Notables of the Coligny family
Notable amongst the family at this time was
Gaspard de Coligny (1519-1572), a French general and Huguenot leader who was one of the first victims in the massacre of Protestants that took place on Saint Bartholomew's Day, 1572
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Migration of the Coligny family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Sophie Colignon, who arrived in New Orleans in 1848; and Pat Callony settled in Boston in 1849.
Contemporary Notables of the name Coligny (post 1700)
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Gordon Coligny Whitteridge (b. 1908), British Diplomat
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