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Early Origins of the Emond family

The surname Emond was first found in Poitou, where a family of this name originated and grew until some branches became among the most prestigious families in the region.

Early History of the Emond family

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Emond Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Émond, Émonds, Émon, Émont, Émonts, Émonet, Émonot, Emond, Emonds, Emon, Emont, Emonts, Emonet, Emonot, Emmon, Emmons, Emong, Aimon, Aimond, Aimoin, Aymon, Aymond, Aymonic, Aymonier, Aymonin, Aymonot, Mounic, Haimon, Haimet, Hémon, Hémond and many more.

Early Notables of the Emond family

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Emond World Ranking

In the United States, the name Emond is the 12,058th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Emond is ranked the 521st most popular surname with an estimated 9,388 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Emond is the 175th popular surname. 3 France ranks Emond as 5,731st with 1,000 - 1,500 people. 4


United States Emond migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Emond Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Paul Emond, aged 39, who settled in America, in 1893
Emond Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Marie Emond, aged 25, who landed in America from Paris, in 1902
  • Walter Emond, aged 56, who immigrated to the United States, in 1911
  • William H. Emond, aged 47, who landed in America, in 1911
  • Odila Emond, aged 43, who settled in Southington, Conn., in 1924
  • Louis Emond, aged 41, who settled in Boston, Massachusetts in 1924

Canada Emond migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Emond Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • René Emond, settled in Quebec in 1663
  • René Emond, son of Jean and Jeanne, who married Marie La Faye, daughter of Pierre and Marguerite, in Quebec on 22nd October 1663 5
  • Pierre Emond, son of Isaac and Marie, who married Agnès Grondin, daughter of Jean and Xainte, in Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec on 31st January 1690 5
  • Pierre Emond, settled in Quebec in 1690
  • Robert Emond, son of René and Marie, who married Catherine Dompierre, daughter of Charles and Marie-Agnès, in Saint-François-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 22nd February 1694 5
Emond Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Pierre Emond, son of Pierre and Agnès, who married Marie-Madeleine Mignot, daughter of Jean and Marie-Xainte, in Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec on 5th February 1714 5
  • Joseph Emond, son of Pierre and Agnès, who married Marie-Thérèse Mignot, daughter of Jean and Marie-Xainte, in Quebec on 30th April 1719 5
  • Augustin Emond, son of Pierre and Agnès, who married Marie-Ursule Mignot, daughter of Jean and Marie-Xainte, in Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec on 7th August 1720 5
  • François Emond, son of Robert and Catherine, who married Françoise Asselin, daughter of Jacques and Marie, in Saint-François-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 17th February 1727 5
  • Michel Emond, son of Robert and Catherine, who married Agathe Jinchereau, daughter of Jean-Baptiste and Marguerite, in Saint-François-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 26th January 1728 5
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Emond Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Josephine Emond, aged 20, who immigrated to Quebec, Canada, in 1910
  • Adjuter Emond, aged 47, who settled in Levis, Canada, in 1914
  • Ellen Emond, aged 24, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1916
  • Henry P. Emond, aged 24, who settled in Ottawa, Canada, in 1924

Contemporary Notables of the name Emond (post 1700) +

  • Eugene Patrick Emond (1921-1989), American Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  • Linda Emond (b. 1959), American stage, film and television actress
  • Louis Emond, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1918 6
  • Balthazar Joseph Emond d'Esclevin, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 7
  • Marco Emond (b. 1977), Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Louis Émond (b. 1969), Canadian Quebec writer
  • Bernard Émond (b. 1951), French-language Canadian director and screenwriter
  • Lionel Joseph Emond (b. 1932), Canadian management consulting firm executive, president of Emondial Inc., Quebec, Canada

RMS Lusitania
  • Mr. Walter Alfred Emond, Canadian 1st Class Passenger from Quebec, Quebec, Canada, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking and was recovered 8


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
  3. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
  4. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  5. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
  6. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  7. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 4) Balthazar Emond. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  8. Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/


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