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Early Origins of the Orsans family

The surname Orsans was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), at Orsans, a commune in the Doubs department, now in the Franche-Comté region. Alternatively, the family could have originated in Orsans, another commune in the Aude department of southern France.

Early History of the Orsans family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Orsans research. Another 203 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1088, 1424, 1440, 1472, 1547, 1578, 1665 and 1753 are included under the topic Early Orsans History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Orsans Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Orsans, Orzans, Horsans, Aursans, Haursans, Horzans, Aurzans, Haurzans, Orsang, Orsen, Orsan, Orsenne, Haursang, Haurzang, Haursen, Horsen, Aursen, Aursan, Aurzen, Aurzan, Aursang and many more.

Early Notables of the Orsans family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Claude Orsans, Baron of Orvain, Lord of Rosey and a Captain

Migration of the Orsans family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Louis Orsanne s'installa en Louisiane en 1719; M. Horzin, 31; Baltimore, Md 1823; M. Horzin 39; New York 1772.



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