Favier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The surname Favier is occupational in origin and derives from a person who sold or grew beans.

Early Origins of the Favier family

The surname Favier was first found in Poitou, where this distinguished family was established in the 13th century.

Early History of the Favier family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Favier research. Another 121 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1277, 1387, 1467, 1473, 1475, 1491, 1540, 1557, 1624, 1631, 1720, 1755, 1809, 1837 and 1880 are included under the topic Early Favier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Favier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Favier, Favreau, Favereau, Favraud, Faveraud, Favrod, Favret, Favet, Favez, Favey, Favière, Favières, de Favet, Favetier, Favatier, Fawtier and many more.

Early Notables of the Favier family

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Favier Ranking

In France, the name Favier is the 466^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,427 people with that name. 1

Favier migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Favier Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Pierre Favier, who arrived in Louisiana in 1756

Contemporary Notables of the name Favier (post 1700) +

Edna V. Favier, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1940, 1944 2
Jean-Louis Favier (1711-1784), French diplomat and publicist; he undertook secret missions for Louis XV in Spain and Russia
Julien Favier (b. 1980), French professional footballer
Lucie Favier (1932-2003), French archivist
Jean Favier (b. 1932), French historian, a specialist in Medieval history
Jean-Jacques Favier (1949-2023), German-born, French engineer and a CNES astronaut who flew aboard the STS-78 NASA Space Shuttle mission in 1996
Matthew "Matt" Favier (b. 1965), Australian sport administrator, the 8th Director of the Australian Institute of Sport (2011-)
Efigenio Favier (b. 1959), Cuban fencer at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, March 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html