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Early Origins of the Lespinasse family

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

Early History of the Lespinasse family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lespinasse research. Another 201 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1241, 1598, 1657, 1692, 1700, 1719, 1789, 1807 and 1814 are included under the topic Early Lespinasse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lespinasse Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lepine, Lepines, Lepinne, Lepinnes, Pine, Pines, Lespinasse, Lespinasses, Le Pine and many more.

Early Notables of the Lespinasse family

Notable amongst the family was

  • Jean Lespinasse of Pebeyre, the Lord of Pebeyre; and Louis Ellies du Pin, or Dupin (1657-1719), a French ecclesiastical historian, author of "Nouvelle bibliothèque des auteurs ecclésiastiques."

Lespinasse Ranking

In France, the name Lespinasse is the 2,997th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Lespinasse family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Charles Lepine who settled in Boston in 1765; Jacques Lepine who settled in Louisiana in 1765; and Louis Lepine who settled in Philadelphia in 1795.


Contemporary Notables of the name Lespinasse (post 1700) +

  • Augustin de Lespinasse, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
  • Claire Françoise Lespinasse (1732-1776), French salon hostess


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 9) Augustin Lespinasse. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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