Show ContentsGigou History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Gigou family

The surname Gigou was first found in Languedoc where this celebrated family held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Gigou family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gigou research. Another 414 words (30 lines of text) covering the years 1163, 1212, 1244, 1258, 1262, 1277, 1288, 1327, 1342, 1349, 1400, 1426, 1488, 1500, 1534, 1582, 1587, 1600, 1627, 1630, 1694, 1698, 1707, 1741, 1746, 1780, 1783, 1784, 1792 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Gigou History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gigou Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gigord, Gigorde, Gigorre, Gigorres, Gigort, Gigors, Gigorz, De Gigord, De Gigorde, De Gigorre, De Gigorres, De Gigort, De Gigors, De Gigorz, Gigorns, Guigorns, Gigorium, Guigorcium, Gigor, Gigo, Giger, Gigaud and many more.

Early Notables of the Gigou family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Raymond De Gigord, Counsellor to the King, Judge and Lieutenant-General of the Duchy of Joyeuse during the 1500's; Nicolas Gigault (ca. 1627-1707), a French Baroque...
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United States Gigou migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gigou Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Magdelain Gigou, who landed in Jamestown, Va in 1700 1


  1. 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)


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