Mouton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Mouton family

The surname Mouton was first found in Languedoc.

Early History of the Mouton family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mouton research. Another 30 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1618, 1626, 1654, 1694, 1710, 1740, 1769 and 1770 are included under the topic Early Mouton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mouton Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mouton, Mouthon, Moutou, Moutonneau, Moutonnet, Moutenet, Moutenot, Mouthenet and many more.

Early Notables of the Mouton family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

Gabriel Mouton (1618-1694), born in Lyon, who was an astronomer. As a child he dedicated much of his time to the church of Saint-Paul, and became vicar for life in 1654. He had earned his doctorate in...
Julien-Jacques Moutonnet-Clairfons, born in Mans in 1740, was a writer
Regis-Barthelemi Mouton-Duvernet, born in 1769 in Puy-en-Velay, was a Baron and general
Charles Mouton (c. 1626-1710), a famous French lutenist and lute composer

Mouton World Ranking

In the United States, the name Mouton is the 4,924^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Mouton is ranked the 366^th most popular surname with an estimated 11,301 people with that name. 2 And in South Africa, the name Mouton is the 565^th popular surname with an estimated 12,345 people with that name. 3

Mouton migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mouton Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Mouton, who landed in South Carolina in 1755 4

Mouton migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mouton Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jean Mouton, who lived in Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia in 1690

Mouton Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jean Mouton lived in Grand-Pré, Quebec in 1714
Marguerite Mouton married in Courville, Quebec in 1755
François Mouton married in Montreal in 1759
Marguerite Mouton married in Duclos, Quebec in 1767

Contemporary Notables of the name Mouton (post 1700) +

Edgar Gonzague "Sonny" Mouton Jr. (1929-2016), American attorney and politician, Member of the Louisiana State Senate (1966-1980)
Alexandre Mouton (1804-1885), United States Senator and the 11th Governor of Louisiana
Robert Louis Mouton (1892-1956), American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Lafayette, Louisiana, 1919; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1937-41 5
Raoul E. Mouton, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Nantes, 1919 5
Pauline Hopkins Mouton, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1980 (alternate), 1996 5
Nelson Mouton, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000 5
Dale Mouton, American politician, Representative from Texas 24th District, 1996 5
C. O. Mouton, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Mayor of Lafayette, Louisiana, 1903 5
Ashton J. Mouton, American politician, Mayor of Lafayette, Louisiana, 1950-55 5
Alexander Mouton (1804-1885), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Louisiana State House of Representatives; Speaker of the Louisiana State House of Representatives; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1837-42; Governor of Louisiana, 1843-46 5
... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
"Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html