Fremont History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The Fremont 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 Fremont family

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

Early History of the Fremont family

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Fremont Spelling Variations

One can encounter great variation in the spelling of French surnames; in part, as spelling, and the spelling names was not yet standardized during the early development of the written French language. Later, there was much branching and movement of families, and spellings would change according to region. Variations of the name Fremont 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 Fremont family

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Fremont Ranking

In the United States, the name Fremont is the 17,771^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Fremont is ranked the 990^th most popular surname with an estimated 5,319 people with that name. 2

Fremont migration to the United States +

French settlers came early to North American, following in the wake of the explorers, and creating New France. Quebec City, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain is said to have been the first American site founded as a permanent settlement, rather than as just a commercial outpost. But emigration was slow, in 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 French people in Quebec, and by 1663, when the region was officially made The Royal Colony of New France, by Louis XIV, there still only around 500 settlers. Over 2,000 would arrive during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted immigrants, both noble and commoner from France. By 1675, there were around 7000 French in the colony, and by that same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Despite the loss of the Colony to England, the French people flourished in Lower Canada. Among settlers to North America of the Fremont surname were

Fremont Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Fremont, aged 45, settled in New York in 1823
John C Fremont, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 3
Emile Fremont, who arrived in Mississippi in 1887 3

Fremont migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Fremont Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Emile Fremont, aged 24, a painter, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Soukar" in 1874
Mary Fremont, aged 26, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Soukar" in 1874
Eugene Fremont, aged 2 months, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Soukar" in 1874

Contemporary Notables of the name Fremont (post 1700) +

Jessie Ann Benton Frémont (1824-1902), American writer and political activist
John Charles Frémont (1813-1890), American military officer and explorer
Joseph Fremont, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912 4
John Charles Frémont (1813-1890), American Republican politician, Candidate for President of the United States, 1856; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1878-81; Speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888 4
Benton Fremont, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1936 4
Thierry Frémont (b. 1962), French actor
Christian Frémont (b. 1942), chief of staff of French President Nicolas Sarkozy
Armand Frémont (b. 1933), French geographist
Donatien Frémont (1881-1967), Canadian historian and journalist
Arthur Fremont Rider (1885-1962), American writer, poet, editor, inventor, genealogist, and librarian

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html