Noble surnames, such as Comtet, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Comtet, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful province of Bourgoigne. 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 Comtet family originally lived in the region of Franche-Comté. They derived their surname from the second element of the place-name.
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Early Origins of the Comtet family
The surname Comtet was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this distinguished family was established in early times.
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Early History of the Comtet family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Comtet research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1755, 1803 and 1805 are included under the topic Early Comtet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Comtet Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Comté, Conté, Comtet, Contet, Comtois and many more.
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Early Notables of the Comtet family
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Migration of the Comtet family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: M. Contois, who was a resident of New Orleans in 1726; and Pierre Contois, who lived in Louisiana in 1727; with his wife and two children.
Contemporary Notables of the name Comtet (post 1700)
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