| ![Show Contents]() Guenin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France The prominent surname Guenin originated in France, a country which has been a dominant presence in world affairs for centuries.The name Guenin emerged in the French province of Bourbonnais, which was occupied by the Romans until the Germanic Frankish tribes overran the region in about the 5th century. In the 9th century, Bourbonnais emerged as a duchy and it was ruled by the powerful Lords of Bourbon, who also reigned over Navarre, and Spain, Naples, and became the royal house of France. In the 12th century, the House of Bourbon became even more powerful when, by marrying with the Bourgoignes, it formed the first Capetian House of the Kings of France. In 1272, Robert de France, who was the Count of Clermont and son of Louis IX, acquired the territory of Bourbonnais through his marriage to Béatrice de Bourgoigne-Bourbon. Their son, Louis I, who was named the Great and was Count of Clermont, was the first Duke of Bourbon. In the early 14th century, Bourbonnais came under the control of Charles IV le Bel. After the Hundred Years' War, the region became a vast princely state which grew to include the county of Forez, Beaujolais and the duchy of Auvergne. In 1531, the duchy fell under Crown rule and in 1532, after the loss of all feudal institutions, Bourbonnais received its first governor. Early Origins of the Guenin familyThe surname Guenin was first found in Bourbonnais, a historic province in the centre of France, now part of the modern department of Allier and Cher where this eminent family held a family seat from very early times. The family soon expanded, prospered and branched to Nevers where they were recognized as a noble family in the beginning of the 17th century. Paul Guynet is listed in the cartularies of Montélimar in 1632 when he married Isabeau Pansier. During the 1700's, Louis-François Guynet was a tobacco entrepreneur at Valence and the Commander of Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand. He married Louise-Anne Boveron and the ceremony was famous at Valence because it was held in the Church where the body of Pope Pius VI rested and was performed by Cardinal Spina in recognition of Louise-Anne's father's devoted efforts to save the Pope while he was held prisoner. A distinguished member of the family, Hippolyte Guynet, was an Industrialist of Paris and he was decorated as a Knight of the Legion of Honour during the 1800's. Early History of the Guenin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Guenin research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1464 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Guenin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Guenin Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Guynet, Guynait, Guynez, Guynais, Guynest, Guynay, Guynaies, Guyné, Guynée, Guinet, Guinait, Guinez, Guinais, Guinest, Guinay, Guinaies, Guiné, Guynnet, Guynnait, Guynnez, Guynnais, Guynnest, Guynnay, Guynnaies, Guynné, Guynnée, Guinnet, Guinnait, Guinnez, Guinnais, Guinnest, Guinnay, Guinnaies, Guinné, Guinnés and many more. Early Notables of the Guenin familyMore information is included under the topic Early Guenin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Guenin RankingIn France, the name Guenin is the 6,083rd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1
 Guenin migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Guenin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jean Jacques Guenin, who settled in Carolina in 1754
- Marianne Guenin, who arrived in Carolina in 1754 2
| Guenin migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Guenin Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Jean Jacques Guenin, who landed in Canada in 1754
| Contemporary Notables of the name Guenin (post 1700) | + |
- Pierre Guénin (1927-2017), French journalist and gay rights activist
- 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)
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Guenin migration to the United States 
Guenin migration to Canada 
