The surname Maigre was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.
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Early History of the Maigre family
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Maigre Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Maigre, Lemaigre, Maigret, Maigrot, Meigret, Mégret, Magre, Magret, Magrin, Magrou, Magron, Maigrot, Megret, Major and many more.
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Early Notables of the Maigre family
Notable amongst this name at this time was
Louis Maigret (or Meigret), French author of the "Tretté de la Grammaire française," published in 1550, it was the first grammatical description of French
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Migration of the Maigre family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: including many of the name who migrated to the New World from the mid 17th century onward.
France
