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Marchand History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

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Marchand History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France
Scotland
England

The surname Marchand was an occupational name for a merchant having derived from the Old French, Middle English word "marchant," which in turn came from the Late Latin "mercatans." 1 2

Early Origins of the Marchand family

The surname Marchand was first found in Berkshire, England where Roger Marcand (Marchand) was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1202. A few years later, Roger Marchaunt and Herueus Merchant were recorded in the Assize Rolls for Yorkshire in 1219. In Essex, Ranulph le Marchand was listed in the Feet of Fines for 1240, while in Cambridgeshire, Reginald le Marchant was listed in the Feet of Fines for 1247. In Somerset, Thomas le Markaund was found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1274. 3

"Radulph Mercator held land in Dunfermline [Scotland] a. 1214, and a later Radulph Mercator was a charter witness in Dundee in 1281. Thomas called Marchand was a canon of Brechin in 1298. Morice Merchande was barber of the burgh of Dumbarton in 1456, and in 1495 there is mention of the tenement of Elizabeth Merchand there." 4

Early History of the Marchand family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Marchand research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1298, 1563, 1600, 1650, 1676, 1697, 1739, 1766, 1773, 1781, 1785, 1789, 1791, 1809, 1811 and 1816 are included under the topic Early Marchand History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Marchand Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Merchant, Merchand, Marchand, Mercator and others.

Early Notables of the Marchand family

Notable among the family at this time was Chesten (Cheston) Marchant (died 1676), generally believed to have been the last monoglot Cornish speaker. Nathaniel Marchant (1739-1816), gem-engraver and medallist, was born in Sussex in 1739. He became a pupil of Edward Burch, R. A., and in 1766 was a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists. He went to Rome in 1773, and remained there till 1789, studying antique gems and sculpture. He sent impressions from ancient intaglios to the Royal Academy from 1781 to 1785, and was an exhibitor...
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Marchand World Ranking

In the United States, the name Marchand is the 4,492^nd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 5 However, in Canada, the name Marchand is ranked the 341^st most popular surname with an estimated 13,386 people with that name. 6 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Marchand is the 204^th popular surname. 7 France ranks Marchand as 70^th with 35,001 people. 8

Marchand migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marchand Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Henri Marchand, who landed in Long Island in 1685 9

Marchand Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hiacinthe Marchand, who arrived in Louisiana in 1718-1724 9
Jean Marchand, who arrived in Louisiana in 1718-1724 9
Marie Marchand, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 9
Charles Marchand, aged 23, settled in Louisiana in 1719
Andre and Charles Marchand, who settled in Louisiana between 1719 and 1756
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Marchand Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Rene Marchand, who settled in New Orleans La. in 1823
Joseph Marchand, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1834 9
Joachim Marchand, who landed in New York in 1847 9

Marchand migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marchand Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Catherine Marchand, who landed in Montreal in 1659
Francois Marchand, who arrived in Canada in 1664
François Marchand, son of Louis and Françoise, who married Madeleine Groslot, daughter of Jean and Marie, in Quebec on 30th September 1669 10
Jean Marchand, son of Jean and Catherine, who married Marie Hayot, daughter of Adrien and Marie-Madeleine, in Quebec on 14th April 1681 10
Louis Marchand, son of Louis and Françoise, who married Geneviève Rochon, daughter of Simon and Mathruine, in Lévis, Quebec on 16th June 1693 10
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Marchand Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Louis Marchand, son of Louis and Françoise, who married Jeanne Bourassa, daughter of Jean and Catherine, in Lévis, Quebec on 5th October 1701 10
Valentin Marchand, son of Charles and Marie, who married Marie-Louise Garnier, daughter of Charles and Louise, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 25th November 1704 10
Louis Marchand, an Officer at the Fort of Port-Royal, Nova Scotia, married Marie Godin on November 24, 1705
Charles Marchand, son of Charles and Marie, who married Geneviève Jeannes, daughter of Robert and Françoise, in Quebec on 10th January 1707 10
Étienne Marchand, son of Jean and Marie, who married Marie-Anne Durand, daughter of Nicolas and Marie, in Quebec on 21st February 1707 10
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Marchand Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Abram Louis Marchand, who arrived in Red River, Canada in 1821

Marchand migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Marchand Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

G. Marchand, aged 26, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "New Era" in 1855

Contemporary Notables of the name Marchand (post 1700) +

Albert Gallatin Marchand (1811-1848), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, (1839-1843) 11
Nancy Marchand (1928-2000), American actress, best known her television portrayals of Margaret Pynchon on Lou Grant and Livia Soprano on The Sopranos
Mary Olwyn Marchand, American politician, Member of West Virginia State Senate 14th District, 1958 11
J. A. Marchand, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1860 11
Francis L. Marchand, American politician, Member of Missouri State Senate 12th District, 1889-90 11
Eugene F. Marchand, American politician, First Selectman of Bristol, Connecticut, 1957 11
Donald Kirk Marchand (1885-1958), American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1952; Member of West Virginia State Senate 14th District, 1953-58 11
David Marchand (1776-1832), American politician, Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1817-21 11
Charmaine L. Marchand, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 2008 11
Carlos Marchand, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972 11
... (Another 26 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
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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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html