Noble surnames, such as Dehays, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Dehays, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Lorraine. 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 Dehays family originally lived at the town of Paresse or Parez, in the Lorraine. Although one would at first assume that the name is derived from the city of Paris, evidence suggests that the names of both the town in the Lorraine and the French capital are derived from a Gaulish tribe called the Parisii.
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Early Origins of the Dehays family
The surname Dehays was first found in Lorraine, where the family was first established and expanded into one of the more notable families of the region.
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Early History of the Dehays family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dehays research. Another 48 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1795, 1810 and 1875 are included under the topic Early Dehays History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Dehays Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Deshaies, Deshais, De'Hay, DeHaye, Dehaye, Dehays, Deshayes, Desaix, Desai and many more.
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Early Notables of the Dehays family
Another 37 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dehays Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Dehays family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Susanne Deshais, who settled in Carolina in 1695; Robert Desha, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850.
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