Nicole History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname is one of the oldest family names to came from that French region known as Brittany. It is derived from the Latin personal name Nicolaus, meaning victory people.

Early Origins of the Nicole family

The surname Nicole was first found in Brittany where they held a family seat in the seigneurie of Trévidy. They were members of the nobility since the year 1497. In Brittany they also branched to Champgèrault, Fardelière, Kerviziou, and Lézernant.

Early History of the Nicole family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nicole research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1501, 1516, 1598, 1617, 1625, 1682, 1695, 1709 and 1820 are included under the topic Early Nicole History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Nicole Spelling Variations

Throughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Nicole some of which are Nicolas, De Nicolas, Nicolis, Nicolaz, Nicolais, Nicolai, Nicola, Nicolay, Nicolau, Nicolaud, Nicolaus, DeNicolai and many more.

Early Notables of the Nicole family

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Nicole Ranking

In France, the name Nicole is the 2,827^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Nicole migration to the United States +

Approximately 110 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. France gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. Migration to New France (Quebec) continued from France until it fell in 1759. In the year 1675 the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Nicole has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Nicole were

Nicole Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Catherine Nicole, who settled in Louisiana sometime between 1718 and 1724
Catherine Nicole, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 2

Nicole migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Nicole Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jacques Nicole, who arrived in Ontario sometime between 1743 and 1763

Contemporary Notables of the name Nicole (post 1700) +

Bruno Nicolè (1940-2019), Italian professional footballer who played as a forward
Lauren Nicole London (b. 1984), American actress, known for her roles in ATL (2006), This Christmas (2007), Madea’s Big Happy Family (2011), Baggage Claim (2013), The Game (2013-2015), Games People Play (2019), and Without Remorse (2021)
Jorian Nicole Baucom (b. 1996), American professional soccer player who most recently played as a forward for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League
Yolanda Nicole Fargas (b. 1972), née Caldwell, an American women's basketball coach and executive, President of the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA
Sarah Nicole Harding (1981-2021), born Sarah Nicole Hardman, an English singer, model, and actress, known for the girl group Girls Aloud
Christy Nicole Turlington Burns (b. 1969), American supermodel, charity-founder and campaigner, and filmmaker, one of Glamour's Women of the Year in 2013
Channing Nicole Dungey (b. 1969), American television executive and the first black American president of a major broadcast television network
Tiara Nicole Thomas (b. 1989), American singer-songwriter. In 2021, she won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for co-writing "I Can't Breathe", she also received a Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song, for co-writing the song "Fight for You"
Annabelle Nicole Pegrum AM FRAIA (b. 1952), Australian architect, former public servant and academic
Lindsey Nicole Repp (b. 1982), American actress from Lafayette, known for Furnace (2007)

The Nicole Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: En bon espoir
Motto Translation: In good hope.

Citations +

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)