Show ContentsFremon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Fremon surname was derived from the Germanic elements "fara," meaning "journey" and "mund," or "protection." This was the name of a semi-legendary 5th-century king of the Franks.

Early Origins of the Fremon family

The surname Fremon was first found in Languedoc, where this distinguished family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Fremon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fremon research. Another 445 words (32 lines of text) covering the years 1079, 1184, 1218, 1265, 1309, 1394, 1600, 1660, 1670 and 1756 are included under the topic Early Fremon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fremon 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 Faramond, Faramonde, Framond, Pharamon, Fremond, Framont, Farémond, Faramondie, Framondie, Pharmond, Fremont, Pharmont, Fremonds, Farémont, Framondy, Pharamont, Pharamonde, Pharamons, Pharamond, Faramons, Faramont, Faramondes, Le Faramond, Le Framont, La Framonte, Le Faramont, Le Faramont, Le Faramons, Le Pharmond, Le Pharmont, Le Fremonds, Le Fremond, Le Fremont, Le Fremont, Le Fremon, Le Farémont, Le Farémond, Le Farémons, La Pharamonde, Les Pharamondes and many more.

Early Notables of the Fremon family

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Migration of the Fremon family

France was active as a cultural leader in the early 16th century. One particular area in which they lead was the exploration of the New World. The explorers, like Jacques Cartier in 1534, led the way to North America. Champlain, in 1608, made the first of twenty voyages to France to attract settlers and brought the first migrant in 1617. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec, and 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 Fremon 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 Fremon were Lewis Fremond, who settled in Maryland in 1633; Lewis Fremond settled in Maryland in 1634; Lewis Fremonds settled in Maryland in 1633; Lewis Fremonds settled in Maryland in 1634.



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