Lucian History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

The French surname Lucian is of patronymic origin, as it is derived from the personal name of the original bearer's father. The name Lucian is most likely derived from Saint Lucianus, an apostle and martyr in the third and fourth centuries. The name was common to name a child after a revered saint, many people whose father's were named after Lucianus used the surname Lucian.

Early Origins of the Lucian family

The surname Lucian was first found in the region of Marne in the northern province of Champagne. However, as the surname is derived from a personal name, it was common throughout most of France.

Early History of the Lucian family

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Lucian Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lucien, Lucian, Luciano, Luciani, Lucienne and many more.

Early Notables of the Lucian family

Notable amongst the family during this period was the prefect of Egypt, at the height of the Roman Empire, whose name was simply Lucien. He was born in Samosate during...
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Lucian migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lucian Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Maria Lucian, who landed in Peru in 1891 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Lucian (post 1700) +

Brigadier General Alexander Lucian Dade (1863-1927), United States military officer appointed head the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps on 11 April 1917
Walter Lucian Garstang B.Sc. M.A., Retired,, English former Headmaster of the Roan School, Greenwich
Frederick Lucian Hosmer (1840-1929), American Unitarian minister
Colonel John Lucian Smith (1914-1972), American Marine Corps ace who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1942 2
John Lucian Smith, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Marine Corps, during World War II, credited with 19 aerial victories
Lucian King Truscott (1895-1965), US Army General, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, during World War II, recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) and many more
Lucian Balan (b. 1959), Romanian football player and coach
Lucian Fry, American Democratic Party politician, Chair of Wayne County Democratic Party, 1961-63, 1969-70, 1975, 1983; Member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1961; Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1979-82, 1985-86 (Wayne County 1979-82, 14th District 1985-86)
Lucian Fry, American Democratic Party politician, Chair of McDowell County Democratic Party, 1942
Lucian Knapp, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1904 3

Citations +

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)
John Smith. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) John Smith. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lucian_Smith
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html