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The French name Huot first arose during the Medieval period in Normandy. The family was first found in the village of Luot, located in the Manche department of Normandy. 1

Early Origins of the Huot family

The surname Huot was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family was anciently seated in Huest, a village in the department of Eure in the district of Evreux, and in Luot, a village of the department of Manche in the district of Avranches. 1

Some members of this family distinguished themselves. Alain Huon, the lord of Kéramédan, who stemmed from the house of Huon de Lanover, was part of the reformations from 1418 to 1481. Maurice Huon took an oath to the duke in Tréguier in 1437. Their son, René, was a squire and the lord of Kéramédan. The branch Huon de Kermadec, known since the 13th century, was part of the reformations of 1426 and 1534. Pierre Daniel Huet, a prelate and scholar, was born in Caen in 1630 and died in Paris i 1721. Antoine Huet d'Ambrun was a squire and the lord of Ambrun. He married Catherine Le Roux in 1672. 2

Mathurin Huot, born in 1646, son of René and Renée (née Fortier), settled in Canada in the 17th century. After settling in Quebec he married Marie Dutertre, daughter of René and Louise (née Goulet), at Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 25th November 1671. 3

Early History of the Huot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Huot research. Another 63 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1351, 1490, 1630, 1662, 1672, 1685, 1689, 1721, 1790, 1803, 1838, 1845 and 1869 are included under the topic Early Huot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Huot Spelling Variations

There were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the name include Huot, Huon, Huin, Huet, Huey, Hué, Hue and others.

Early Notables of the Huot family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

Jean-Jacques-Nicolas Huot, a naturalist, who was born in Paris in 1790 and died in Versailles in 1845. He was a member of several scholarly societies and the author of "Nouveau Cours élémentaire de Gé...

Huot World Ranking

In the United States, the name Huot is the 10,214^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4 However, in Canada, the name Huot is ranked the 927^th most popular surname with an estimated 5,852 people with that name. 5 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Huot is the 400^th popular surname. 6 France ranks Huot as 1,923^rd with 3,222 people. 7

Huot migration to the United States +

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec, in 1663 there were only 500, 2,000 migrants arrived during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many distinguished contributions have been made by members of this family name Huot. It has been prominent in the arts, religion, politics and culture in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Huot were

Huot Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Favian Huot, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1840
Isidor Huot, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1844
John F Huot, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1861 8
Farien Huot, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1868

Huot Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Antoine Huot, aged 33, who immigrated to America from Paris, in 1904
Louis H. Huot, aged 36, who immigrated to the United States, in 1910
Dumont Huot, aged 32, who settled in America, in 1911
Louis Huot, aged 46, who landed in America, in 1920
Clotilde Huot, aged 45, who landed in America, in 1920
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Huot migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Huot Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Nicolas Huot, son of Laurent and Aymée, who married Marie Fayette, daughter of Etienne and Anne, in Quebec on 24th July 1662 9
Mathurin Huot, son of René and Renée, who married Marie Letartre, daughter of René and Louise, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 25th November 1671 9
Laurent-Etienne Huot, son of Nicolas and Marie, who married Françoise Faveron, daughter of Noel and Marie, in Quebec on 3rd November 1699 9

Huot Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jean Huot, son of Mathurin and Marie, who married Madeleine Roussin, daughter of Nicolas and Madeleine, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 17th January 1701 9
René Huot, son of Mathurin and Marie, who married Louise Parant, daughter of Jacques and Geneviève, in Beauport, Quebec on 6th October 1704 9
Joseph Huot, son of Nicolas and Marie, who married Geneviève Cochon, daughter of Jacques and Barbe-Delphine, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 23rd January 1708 9
Jacques Huot, son of Mathurin and Marie, who married Angélique Trudel, daughter of Pierre and Françoise, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 23rd November 1711 9
Nicolas Huot, son of Mathurin and Marie, who married Marie-Louise Chevalier, daughter of Michel and Charlotte, in Beauport, Quebec on 3rd February 1716 9
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Huot Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Antonie Huot, aged 43, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1913

Contemporary Notables of the name Huot (post 1700) +

Joseph Oliva Huot (1917-1983), American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Laconia, New Hampshire, 1959-63; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1965-67
Stephen Huot MD, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine at Yale University
Valentin Huot (1929-2017), French racing cyclist, winner of the French national road race title in 1957 and 1958
Jean Jacques Nicolas Huot (1790-1845), French geographer, geologist and naturalist
Marcel Huot (1896-1954), French professional road bicycle racer
Marie Huot (1846-1930), French poet, writer, feminist and animal rights activist
Hong Sun Huot, Cambodian Minister of Health and Chairman of the National AIDS Authority
Ung Huot (b. 1947), Cambodian politician, 36th Prime Minister of Cambodia (1997-1998), Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (1994-1998)
Pierre-Gabriel Huot (1825-1913), French Canadian journalist and politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada representing Saguenay in 1854
Patrick Huot (b. 1975), Canadian politician, Member of the National Assembly for Vanier (2008-2012), Member of the National Assembly for Vanier-Les Rivières (2014-)
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Dionne, N.-E., Origine Des Familles Canadiennes-Français. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. Print.
Hozier, Charles D, and Antoine Bachelin-Delforenne. État présent De La Noblesse française (1883-1887): Contenant Le Distionnaire De La Noblesse Contemporaine Et Larmorial général De France, Dapres Les Manuscrits De Ch. D Hozier. Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Print.
Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"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
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.