Defort History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Defort family

The surname Defort was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where this eminent family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Defort family

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Defort Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Durfort, Durforte, Durfaurre, Deforte, Duforte, Desforte, Dufaute, Defaute, Durfort, Dufortes and many more.

Early Notables of the Defort family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Jean de Durfort, Lord of Duras, Blanquefort and Villandrau, Mayor of Bordeaux in 1487, followed Charles VIII in the conquest of the Kingdom of Naples in 1474 and Louis XII to the Duchy of Milan, later to become the Governor of Drême in Lombardie.Louis Durfort or Duras Earl of Feversham (1640?-1709), was a general and the sixth son of Guy Aldonce de Durfort, marquis de Duras, by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Henri de la...
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Defort migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Defort Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Charles DeFort, who immigrated to America, in 1920