Grimard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Grimard family

The surname Grimard was first found in Poitou.

Early History of the Grimard family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grimard research. Another 33 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1667, 1696, 1750, 1789, 1815, 1835, 1836, 1842, 1870, 1888, 1898, 1919, 1942 and 1944 are included under the topic Early Grimard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Grimard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grimard, Grémard, Grimaud, Grimault, Grimaux, Grémaud, Grimal, Grimbaut, Grimbert, Grimblot and many more.

Early Notables of the Grimard family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Joseph Grimaud, born in 1836, a deputy, was municipal councillor of Saint-Bonnet in 1870, and became mayor the same year, then general councillor of the canton. Ely-Edmond Grimard, born in 1842 in Par...

Grimard Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Grimard is the 705^th most popular surname. 1

Grimard migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grimard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Peter Grimard, who landed in New York in 1831 2

Grimard migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grimard Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Helie Grimard, who arrived in Canada in 1638
Mr. Élie Grimard, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 17th March 1638 3
Mr. Élie Grimard, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 6th April 1642 3
Jacques Grimard, aged 23, who arrived in Montreal in 1659
Jean Grimard married in 1662 in Quebec
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Contemporary Notables of the name Grimard (post 1700) +

Paige Grimard, American actress, known for The Key of Awesome (2009) and Stomach Troubles (2017)
Francois Grimard, French Canadian actor, known for Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) and All Star Revue (1950)
Mathieau Grimard, French Canadian actor, known for I Killed My Mother and Everything Is Fine (2008)
Guy Grimard, French Canadian Professeur agrégé de clinique, Université de Montréal
Chantal Grimard (b. 1959), Belgian swimmer who competed in four events at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Normand Grimard QC (1925-2017), French Canadian lawyer and politician from Rigaud, Quebec, Senator for Québec, Quebec (1990-2000)

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)
Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/