Guignard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Guignard family

The surname Guignard was first found in Brittany, anciently known as Armorica is a historic region of Northern France, where bearers of the Guignard surname have been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The seal of Guignard with its three chevrons is on record from 1340, when they were the "Seingeurs" of Chalonge, de Kernisaël. Bearers of this name were well also well established in the region of Dol, where several members of the family distinguished themselves.

Early History of the Guignard family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Guignard research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1647, 1715, 1815 and 1830 are included under the topic Early Guignard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Guignard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Guignard, Guigne, Guignet, Guignon, Guignier, Guigniard, Guigneux, Guignnard, Guignot, Guignardeau, Guignardaye and many more.

Early Notables of the Guignard family

Notable amongst this name at this time was

Guignard, Duke of Almazan

Guignard Ranking

In France, the name Guignard is the 478^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,302 people with that name. 1

Guignard migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Guignard Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacques Guignard, who settled in Louisiana from La Rochelle in 1719
Jacques Guignard, aged 18, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 2
Gabriel Guignard, who landed in South Carolina in 1741 2

Guignard migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Guignard Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Pierre Guignard of Chavagnes-En-Paillers, Poitou, who arrived in Quebec in 1657 as an indentured immigrant, and was married Feb 28, 1683 in Saint-Jean, Isle d'Orléans
Pierre Guignard, aged 32, who landed in Canada in 1657
Pierre Guignard, son of Nicolas and Isabelle, who married Jeanne Guilmet, daughter of Nicolas and Marie, in Saint-Jean-de-l'ìle-d'Orléans, Quebec on 28th February 1683 3

Guignard Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jean-Baptiste Guignard, son of Pierre and Françoise, who married Catherine Guyon, daughter of Claude and Catherine, in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 18th January 1717 3
Augustin Guignard, son of Pierre and Jeanne, who married Marie-Anne Nadeau, daughter of Jean-Baptiste and Marie-Anne, in Berthier, Quebec on 29th October 1720 3
Pierre Guignard, son of Pierre and Jeanne, who married Marie-Josephte Paré, daughter of Joseph and Marie-Madeleine, in Sainte-Anne, Quebec on 17th October 1722 3
Noel Guignard, son of Pierre and Jeanne, who married Marguerite Guimont, daughter of Joseph and Anne, in Sainte-Anne, Quebec on 18th February 1726 3
Arthur-Laurent Guignard, son of Arthur and Madeleine, who married Marie-Félicité Périllard, daughter of Nicolas and Jeanne, in Montreal, Quebec on 29th April 1737 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Guignard (post 1700) +

James Sanders Guignard, American politician, Postmaster at Columbia, South Carolina, 1798-1801 4
Emmanuel Louis Marie Guignard (1789-1881), Vicomte de Saint-Priest, was a French politician and diplomat
Alexis Guignard (1805-1851), Vicomte de Saint-Priest, was a French diplomat and historian
Charlene Guignard (b. 1989), French ice dancer
Christelle Guignard (b. 1962), retired French alpine skier
Léon Guignard (1852-1928), French botanist
André Guignard, Swiss engineer and watchmaker

Citations +

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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html