De la porte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Noble surnames, such as De la porte, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name De la porte, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of France. 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 De la porte family originally lived near a door or gate of particular interest, such as the gates to a fortified city or a unusually large or unique door. The name De la porte is derived from the Old French words "la" and "porte," which mean "the" and "door" respectively.

Early Origins of the De la porte family

The surname De la porte was first found in Berry, a former province until 1790 when it became a region in central France where this distinguished family held a family seat in d'Ysserteux, and were members of the aristocratic families of the region. In the same region of Berry they also branched to Riants.

The family moved north into Brittany at Kerduault, and to L'Estang and to Cree'Hanton in Brittany. They became the Barons de Vezins in that region. At Crozon in Brittany they became elevated to the nobility as the Comtes de Crozon. They also branched to Dauphiné to the south east, to Anjou (Vellade), to Perigord (Lubignac), and Theil in Poitou. They also branched south to Guyenne. The Marquis de la Porte eventually became the Comtes d'Hust and held a family seat in the west of France at Saintonge, Angoumois and Perigord.

Jacques Laporte, born in 1621, travelled from Perche, France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Nicole Duchesne, born in 1641, at Montreal in 1657. 1

Early History of the De la porte family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our De la porte research. The years 1602, 1664, 1675, 1704, 1741, 1749, 1768, 1773, 1782 and 1818 are included under the topic Early De la porte History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

De la porte Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Laport, Laporte, De La Porte, LaPort, LaPorte, Laporter, Laportere, Laporterie, Lapotre, Port, Porte, Porter, Portere, Porterie, Potre and many more.

Early Notables of the De la porte family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Charles de La Porte (1602-1664), a French nobleman and general, Marquis and later Duke of La Meilleraye and Duke of Rethel; and Roland Laporte (1675-1704), a French Protestant (Camisard) leader, also...

De la porte Ranking

In France, the name De la porte is the 528^th most popular surname with an estimated 8,669 people with that name. 2

De la porte migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

De la porte Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Augustus DeLaPorte, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1847 3
Agnes Delaporte, who settled in America, in 1892
Emile Delaporte, aged 32, who landed in America from Southampton, in 1896
Fanny Delaporte, aged 30, who landed in America from Southampton, in 1896

De la porte Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Eugene Delaporte, aged 11, who immigrated to the United States from Geneve, in 1901
Edward Delaporte, aged 23, who settled in America from Paris, in 1905
Eleano Delaporte, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States from London, in 1906
Joaquina Delaporte, aged 30, who settled in America from Paris, France, in 1914
Louis Delaporte, aged 24, who settled in America from Paris, France, in 1914
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De la porte migration to Canada +