Leboulanger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The origins the old family name Leboulanger can be found within medieval France. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Leboulanger family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. The surname Leboulanger was an occupational name for a baker. Looking back even further, we found the name was originally derived from the Old French word boules, which referred to the balls of dough the baker made and baked into buns and loaves.

Early Origins of the Leboulanger family

The surname Leboulanger was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Leboulanger family

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Leboulanger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Boulange, Boulangey, Boulangay, Boulangier, Boulanget, de Boulanger, de Boulangey, de Boulangay, de Boulangier, de Boulanget, Boulenger, Boulengey, Boulengay, Boulengier, Boulenget, de Boulenger, de Boulengey, de Boulengay, de Boulengier, de Boulenget, Deboulanger, Le Boulanger, Bulanger, Bulangey, Bulangay, Bulangier and many more.

Early Notables of the Leboulanger family

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Leboulanger Ranking

In France, the name Leboulanger is the 5,089^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Leboulanger migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Leboulanger Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Francois LeBoulanger, who landed in Montreal in 1663

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/