Gignac History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Gignac family

The surname Gignac was first found in Brittany (French: Bretagne). The name has also been found in the regions of Burgundy, Gascony, and Languedoc.

Early History of the Gignac family

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Gignac Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gignac and others.

Early Notables of the Gignac family

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Gignac Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Gignac is the 534^th most popular surname. 1

Gignac migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gignac Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

L Gignac, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Gignac migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gignac Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Marie Gignac, who was married in Quebec in 1739
Jacques Gignac married in 1741 in Batiscan, Quebec
Guillaume Gignac married in 1751 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec
Catherine Gignac lived in Guyard in 1758
Marie-Anne Gignac married in Soulanges in 1762
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Gignac Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Lazare Gignac was a miller in Portneuf in 1861
Laurent Gignac was a butcher in l'Assomption in 1871
Augustin Gignac was a hunter and farmer in Yamachiche in 1871
Hilaire Gignac was a carpenter in St-Emilie in 1871
Pierre Gignac was a farmer in Cap-Sante in 1871
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Contemporary Notables of the name Gignac (post 1700) +

André-Pierre Gignac (b. 1985), French professional football player
Fernand Gignac (1934-2006), French Canadian singer and actor
Marie Gignac CM, French Canadian two-time Genie Award-nominated actress
Marguerite Gignac, Canadian National Film Board executive
Jean-Paul Gignac, French Canadian industrial executive and lives in Shawinigan
Jacques Gignac, French Canadian man of letters and a diplomat, born in Shawinigan, Quebec, who lives in Ottawa
Francis T Gignac, author who wrote "A Grammar of the Greek Papyri of the Roman and Byzantine Periods"
Rodrigue Gignac, writer, and author of the novels "Suite..." and "Opale"

Citations +

"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
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)