Legendre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

From the historical and enchanting region of France emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Legendre family. Legendre was originally a nickname for a person who inherited his family estates from his father-in-law, deriving its origin from the Old French word "gendre," which meant "son-in-law." Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages as people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves, and many of these surnames were derived from nicknames.

Early Origins of the Legendre family

The surname Legendre was first found in Maine where they held a family seat at De Tendron, a seigneurie in the department of Cher in the arrondissement of Sainte-Amand-Mont-Rond. A prestigious family who later moved north to Brittany.

Early History of the Legendre family

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Legendre Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gendron, Gendrot, Gendreau, Le Gendron, Legendron, Le Gendreau and many more.

Early Notables of the Legendre family

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Legendre Ranking

In the United States, the name Legendre is the 14,567^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Legendre is ranked the 270^th most popular surname with an estimated 14,243 people with that name. 2

Legendre migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Legendre Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mr. Legendre, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 3
Simon LeGendre, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 3
Mr. Louis Legendre, (b. 1763), aged 22, French carpenter traveling aboard the ship "Le Bon Papa" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 29th July 1785 4
Mr. Yves Legendre, (b. 1768), aged 17, French carpenter traveling aboard the ship "Le Bon Papa" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 29th July 1785 4
Mrs. Marie Rose Legendre, (nee Letullier), (b. 1765), aged 20, French settler traveling aboard the ship "Le Bon Papa" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 29th July 1785 4
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Contemporary Notables of the name Legendre (post 1700) +

Robert Lucien LeGendre (1898-1931), American athlete who competed mainly in the Pentathlon
Pierre Legendre (1930-2023), French historian of law and psychoanalyst, born in Normandy
François Marie Guillaume Legendre d'Harvesse, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
Lieutenant-General Joseph Legendre (1877-1964), French General Officer Commanding Depots, Colonial Forces in France (1939-1940) 6
Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752-1833), French mathematician
Louis Legendre, French politician of the Revolution period
Adrien Marie Legendre (1752-1833), French mathematician
Jacques Legendre, Canadian City Councillor in Ottawa
Richard Legendre (b. 1953), Canadian former professional tennis player and a Quebec politician
Anne Legendre Armstrong (1927-2008), American diplomat, politician, first female Counselor to the President, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
7 Ships Arcadian Expedition of 1785. Retrieved 28th September 2021 from http://www.Arcadian-cajun.com/7ships.htm
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 8) FranÃ§ois Legendre. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 6) Joseph Legendre. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Legendre/Joseph-Jules-Marie/France.html