Show ContentsLecourtois History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The enchanting region of Bourgoigne was the historical homeland of the prominent surname Lecourtois. Lecourtois is a topographic surname, which is a type of hereditary surname. These were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. The name Lecourtois was first found in Burgundy, where this illustrious family was established in early times in a village in the department of Yonne, in the district of Sens.

Early Origins of the Lecourtois family

The surname Lecourtois was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this illustrious family was established in early times in a village in the department of Yonne, in the district of Sens.

Early History of the Lecourtois family

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Lecourtois Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Courtois, Lecourtois, Courtoisier and others.

Early Notables of the Lecourtois family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Robert Courtois, a glass painter living in the 15th century; Jacques Courtois, called le Bourguignon (1621-1676), a painter and drawer; and Marie Courtois (c. 1655-1703), a French miniature painter.Jean Courtois was an eminent composer, lived in the first half of the 16th century, chapel-master to...
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Migration of the Lecourtois family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Charles Courtois, who married Marguerite Berger in Quebec City in 1670; Denis Courtois, who married Barbe Arnault in Lévis in 1700; Simon Courtois, who married Marie-Jeanne Villeneuve in Charlesbourg in 1704.



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