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Early Origins of the Degand family

The surname Degand was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family has held a family seat since early times.

Early History of the Degand family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Degand research. Another 172 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1258, 1307, 1385, 1420, 1440, 1500, 1612 and 1669 are included under the topic Early Degand History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Degand Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gand, Gans, Gant, Gond, Gons, Gont, Gande, Gonde, Gandes, Gondes, Gante, Gonte, Gantes, Gontes, de Gand and many more.

Early Notables of the Degand family

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Degand Ranking

In France, the name Degand is the 3,314th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Degand family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bernard Gans settled in New York City in 1761; Christopher Gans settled in Philadelphia in 1754; Francis Phillip Gans settled in Philadelphia in 1855.


Contemporary Notables of the name Degand (post 1700) +

  • Michel Degand (1934-2021), French painter, sculptor, cartoonist, and graphic artist


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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