Show ContentsDelalande History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Normandy is the region of ancient France from which the name Delalande was derived. It comes from when the family lived at Landes in Normandy. However, the name Lalonde is adapted from a word indicating a house beside the moor.

Early Origins of the Delalande family

The surname Delalande was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where they held a family seat from ancient times in a village and seigneurie in Seine-Inférieure in the arrondisement of Rouen. The family was ennobled in 1509 and they were later elevated to the baronage in Normandy and to Lords in Brittany (French: Bretagne), Forez, Poitou, and Quercy. [1]

Jean de Lalonde, born in 1640, married Marie Barbary in 1669 in Montreal, Quebec. Together they had four children, three sons and one daughter. Two of their sons, Jean-Baptiste and Guillaume, eventually married and have many descendants in Canada. [2]

Early History of the Delalande family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Delalande research. Another 165 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1351, 1646, 1657, 1665, 1726 and 1792 are included under the topic Early Delalande History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Delalande Spelling Variations

French surnames were subject to numerous alterations in spelling because of the various cultural groups that inhabited specific regions. Eventually, each region possessed its own local dialect of the French language. The early development of the French language, however, was also influenced by other languages. For example, Old French was infused with Germanic words and sounds when barbarian tribes invaded and settled in France after the fall of the Roman Empire. Middle French also borrowed heavily from the Italian language during the Renaissance. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Delalande is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Lalonde, Lalondes, La Londe, Lalande, La Lande, de Lalonde, des Lalondes, de Lalonde, de Lalande and many more.

Early Notables of the Delalande family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Sir Richard Lalande, an Anglo-Breton Knight who bravely fought at the Combat of the Thirty on March 26th, 1351; Saint Jean de Lalande (died October...
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Delalande Ranking

In France, the name Delalande is the 1,012nd most popular surname with an estimated 5,246 people with that name. [3]


Canada Delalande migration to Canada +

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Delalande has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Delalande were

Delalande Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Rene DeLaLande, aged 18, who landed in Canada in 1695

Contemporary Notables of the name Delalande (post 1700) +

  • Major-General Honor-Gustave-Charles Delalande (1879-1961), French Military Commandant of the Senate (1936) [4]
  • Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande (1732-1807), French astronomer/mathematician


  1. Hozier, Charles D, and Antoine Bachelin-Delforenne. État présent De La Noblesse française (1883-1887): Contenant Le Distionnaire De La Noblesse Contemporaine Et Larmorial général De France, Dapres Les Manuscrits De Ch. D Hozier. Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Print.
  2. Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
  3. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  4. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Honor-Gustave-Charles Delalande. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Delalande/Honor%C3%A9-Gustave-Charles/France.html


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