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![Show Contents]() Davenon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The prestigious surname Davenon comes from the majestic region of Dauphiné, in France. Davenon is a topographic surname, a form of hereditary surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. Early Origins of the Davenon familyThe surname Davenon was first found in Dauphine. Early History of the Davenon familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Davenon research. The years 1807, 1815, 1830, 1846, 1850, 1877, 1883, 1886, 1890, 1899 and 1910 are included under the topic Early Davenon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Davenon Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Davignon, D'Avignon, Avignon, Davigneau and many more. Early Notables of the Davenon familyNotable amongst the family at this time was Jean-Francois Davignon, an important painter in Sevres who did much work between 1807 and 1815, and who was also an able calligrapher. His name is associated with the Regnier method, which was published in 1850. After 1830 he moved to Russia, where he worked in Saint-Petersburg. Another prominent member of this lineage was Henry Davignon, born in 1846, a general in Briançon who, in the Rhine army, fought at the battles of Bourny, Saint-Privat, and was cited among the knights of Rezonville. He was taken prisoner at the surrender of Metz but managed...
Another 113 words (8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Davenon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Davenon familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Blaise Avignon, who came to Montreal in 1648; Claude Avignon, who was on record in Louisiana in 1731; and John Pierre Avignon, who arrived in New York city in 1824. There were at least 80 individuals of the lineage who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among these, Francois Davignon was married in 1719 in Chamblay, Quebec.
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