Dufau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Dufau family

The surname Dufau was first found in Périgord, where this renowned family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Dufau family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dufau research. Another 309 words (22 lines of text) covering the years 1397, 1474, 1484, 1622, 1646, 1656, 1684, 1712, 1774, 1792, 1794, 1799, 1800, 1816, 1827, 1831, 1852, 1872 and 1904 are included under the topic Early Dufau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dufau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chaulnes, Chaulne, Cholnes, De Chaulne, Les Chaulnes, Des Chaulnes, Le Chaulne, Les Cholnes, Des Cholnes, Chaunes, Chounes, Choulnes, Chaullnes, Chauln, Chollens, Choullens, Choullnes, Chaulens, Chaullins, Cholines, Cholens, de Fages, Fages, Fage, Fauges and many more.

Early Notables of the Dufau family

Notable amongst the name at this time was Guillaume de Fages, Lord of Tauriès; Guillaume Dufay (Du Fay, Du Fayt; c. 1397-1474), was a Dutch composer of the early Renaissance; and Raymond Lafage (1656-1684), a Baroque French artist, best known for his mythological prints and drawings.François Joseph Marie Fayolle was born in Paris Aug. 15, 1774. After a brilliant career at the Collège de Juilly, he entered the corps des ponts et chaussées in 1792, and became...
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Dufau Ranking

In France, the name Dufau is the 2,725^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Dufau migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dufau Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

T H Dufau, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
F Dufau, aged 30, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1856 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Dufau (post 1700) +

Claude Dufau (1946-2021), French rugby player and manager

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)