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France

Noble surnames, such as Meunier, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The Meunier surname may be a local surname, that is, a name derived from the name of a place where they once lived, or held land. The Meunier family name is thought to have derived from Meunet, a town in the department of Indre, in the district of Issoudun. It has also been suggested that Meunier may have been an occupational name for a miller, deriving from the word "meunier" or "mounier," in Old French.

Early Origins of the Meunier family

The surname Meunier was first found in Berry, a former province until 1790 when it became a region in central France where this ancient family held a family seat since early times.

The members of the family also branched into other regions of France, such as in Normandy, where they settled in Mesnières, a town in the department of Seine-Inférieure, in the district of Neufchâtel. Many members of this prominent family made important contributions to the society. Philipe Meusnier was mentioned in historic documents of the Huguenot descendants.

Claude-Marie Meunier was a colonel, who received his title to nobility in 1808, and Joseph Meunier, a general, entered into the nobility in 1809. Jean-Nicolas Démeunier (1751-1814) was a French politician. He was a deputy for the Estates General (1789), emigrated to the United States in 1792, and returned to France in 1797, where he became a tribune (1800), and then a senator (1802). This illustrious man was also the author of "Essai sur les États-Unis" (1786) and "L'Amérique indépendente" (1790).

Mathurin Meunier, born in 1619, son of René and Marie (née Leroux), travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Françoise Fafard, born in 1624, daughter of Jean and Elizabeth (née Tibou), at Montreal on 3rd November 1647. They remained there together until he passed away on 13th January 1702. 1

Early History of the Meunier family

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Meunier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Meunier, Lemeunier, Lesmeunier, Lémeunier, Meunié, Lemeunié, Munier, Lemunier, Meusnier, Lemeusnier, Demeunier, Desmeunier and many more.

Early Notables of the Meunier family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Constantin Meunier (1831-1905), a Belgian painter and sculptor

Meunier World Ranking

In the United States, the name Meunier is the 9,306^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 However, in Canada, the name Meunier is ranked the 719^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,453 people with that name. 3 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Meunier is the 303^rd popular surname. 4 France ranks Meunier as 67^th with 35,741 people. 5

Meunier migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Meunier Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

M. Meunier and his wife, who were living in Louisiana in 1726
Nicolas Meunier, his wife and his three children, who lived in Louisiana in 1731
M. Meunier who was a property owner in New Orleans in 1732
Claude and Pierre Meunier, who arrived in Louisiana in 1756
Claire and Paul Meunier, who settled in Annapolis in 1763
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Meunier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jean Meunier, who arrived, at the age of 26, in New Orleans in 1821
Francois Meunier, aged 32, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1850 6

Meunier migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Meunier Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Mathurin Meunier, son of René and Marie, who married Françoise Fafart, daughter of Jean and Élisabeth, in Montreal, Quebec on 3rd November 1647 7
Perrin Meunier, who arrived in Montreal in 1655
René Meunier, son of Jean and Périnne, who married Marguerite Charpentier, daughter of François and Francoise, in Quebec on 16th October 1668 7
Julien Meunier, son of Jean and Jacquette, who married Louise Frost, daughter of Michel and Barbe, in Quebec on 9th September 1670 7
Jean Meunier, son of Mathurin and Françoise, who married Marguerite Housseau, daughter of Nicolas and Marguerite, in Sainte-Anne, Quebec on 5th October 1670 7
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Meunier Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Pierre Meunier, son of Pierre and Barbe, who married Denise Daunay, daughter of Antoine and Marie, in Boucherville, Quebec on 20th December 1701 7
François Meunier, son of Pierre and Barbe, who married Marguerite Ledoux, daughter of Louis and Marie, in Varennes, Quebec on 3rd August 1711 7
Jacques Meunier, son of Pierre and Barbe, who married Marie-Geneviève Petit, daughter of Louis and Marie-Madeleine, in Boucherville, Quebec on 3rd May 1711 7
Gervais Meunier, son of René and Marguerite, who married Catherine David, daughter of Jacques and Catherine, in Boucherville, Quebec on 14th November 1712 7
Jean-Baptiste Meunier, son of Pierre and Barbe, who married Hélène Lacoste, daughter of Alexandre and Marguerite, in Boucherville, Quebec on 16th October 1712 7
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Contemporary Notables of the name Meunier (post 1700) +

Alex J. Meunier (b. 1897), American Republican politician, Member of Wisconsin State Assembly, 1943-49; Member of Wisconsin State Senate 1st District; Elected 1962, 1966 8
Denise Meunier (1918-2022), French schoolteacher and resistant during World War II
Hugues Meunier, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 9
Hugues Alexandre Joseph Meunier, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 9
Claude Marie Meunier, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 10
Benoît Meunier, Baron de Saint-Clair, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 11
Alain Meunier (b. 1942), French cellist
Luis Domínguez Meunier, Spanish painter
Adrien Meunier (1905-1971), Canadian politician judge, member of the House of Commons from Quebec (1953-1963)
Jean Meunier, Professor and department director of Computer Science at the University of Montreal
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Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"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
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 29) Hugues Meunier. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 29) Claude Meunier. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 29) BenoÃ®t Meunier. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html