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Early Origins of the Fagot family

The surname Fagot was first found in Auvergne at Des Fagots, in the diocèse of Clermont 1 where the name is a "trade nickname for someone, who sells or manufactures bundles," having derived from the root name "fagot," meaning "bundle" or "bundles." 2

Early History of the Fagot family

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Fagot Spelling Variations

There were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the name include Faget, Fager, Fageait, Fageais, Fageaies, Fagez, Fagé, Fagée, Fagest, De Faget, De Fageait, Fageti, De Fageto, Faguy, Fagette, Faggette, Fagey, Fagais and many more.

Early Notables of the Fagot family

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Fagot Ranking

In France, the name Fagot is the 2,087th most popular surname with an estimated 3,022 people with that name. 3


United States Fagot migration to the United States +

Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Fagot were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Fagot were

Fagot Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Louis Fagot, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 4

Canada Fagot migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fagot Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Guillaume Fagot, son of Hilaire and Marie, who married Marie Coipel, daughter of Jean and Denise, in Quebec on 21st October 1669 5
  • Louis Fagot, son of Guillaume and Marie, who married Françoise-Claire Chartier, daughter of Robert and Anne, in Lévis, Quebec on 9th November 1694 5
Fagot Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Louis Fagot, son of Louis and Françoise-Claire, who married Marie-Josephte Grondin, daughter of Pierre and Marie, in Lévis, Quebec on 25th November 1732 5
  • Joseph Fagot, son of Louis and Françoise-Claire, who married Marguerite Cassé, daughter of Charles and Françoise, in Lévis, Quebec on 4th July 1740 5
  • Pierre Fagot, son of Louis and Françoise-Claire, who married Marie-Angélique Robert, daughter of René and Marie-Josephte, in Beauport, Quebec on 2nd June 1749 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Fagot (post 1700) +

  • Brigadier-General Firmin-Philippe-Edouard Fagot (1884-1955), French Head of Intendant Service, III Corps 6


  1. Dionne, N.-E., Les Canadiens-Francais Origine Des Familles. Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 1969. Print
  2. Dauzat, Albert, dictionaire étymologique de noms de famille et prénoms de France. Paris: Références Larousse, 17 Rue de Montparnasse, 1987. Print (ISBN 2-03-730012-3)
  3. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  4. 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)
  5. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
  6. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 4) Firmin-Philippe-Edouard Fagot. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Fagot/Firmin-Philippe-Edouard/France.html


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