Show ContentsLejullien History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Lejullien is a name that came from the southern region known as Languedoc. The Latin personal name Julianus, whose origins are obscure, but which probably comes from the Greek word "ioulos" which means "soft-haired, downy, and youthful."

Early Origins of the Lejullien family

The surname Lejullien was first found in Languedoc, where this noble family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Lejullien family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lejullien research. Another 373 words (27 lines of text) covering the years 1019, 1257, 1266, 1288, 1366, 1400, 1443, 1469, 1622, 1640, 1651, 1700 and 1703 are included under the topic Early Lejullien History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lejullien Spelling Variations

Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Lejullien, including Julien, Juliens, Jullien, Juliene, Julliene, Julian, Juliane, Jullian, Julliane, Julienne, Jullienne, Juliens, Julliens, Julienes, Jullienes, Julianes, Jullianes, Julianne, Jullianne, le Julien, de Julien, le Jullien, Joulian, Joulien, Jouliens, Joulianne, Joullien, Joulliens, Joullian, Joulliane, Joulyen, Joulyens, Joullyen, Joullyens, Joulyenne, Joulyennes, Julyen, Julyens, Julyenne, Jylyennes, Jullyen and many more.

Early Notables of the Lejullien family

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Migration of the Lejullien family

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Lejullien has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Lejullien were François Julien who settled in Quebec in 1769; Louis Julien settled in Quebec in 1829; Jean Julien settled in Quebec in 1816; Nicolas Julien settled in Quebec in 1813.



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