Remond History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Remond familyThe surname Remond was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this respectable family has been traced from early times. Early History of the Remond familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Remond research. Another 126 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1484, 1576, 1593, 1665, 1700 and 1810 are included under the topic Early Remond History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Remond Spelling VariationsOne can encounter great variation in the spelling of French surnames; in part, as spelling, and the spelling names was not yet standardized during the early development of the written French language. Later, there was much branching and movement of families, and spellings would change according to region. Variations of the name Remond include Rémond, Rémonds, Rémonde, Rémondes, Rémont, Rémonts, Rémonte, Rémontes, Rémon, Rémons, Remont, Remonte, Deremond, Duremond, Rémmond, Rémmonds, Rémmonde, Rémmondes, Rémmont, Rémmonts, Rémmonte, Rémmontes, Rémmon, Rémmons, Reymond, de Rémond and many more. Early Notables of the Remond familyMore information is included under the topic Early Remond Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Remond RankingIn France, the name Remond is the 804th most popular surname with an estimated 6,272 people with that name. 1
French settlers came early to North American, following in the wake of the explorers, and creating New France. Quebec City, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain is said to have been the first American site founded as a permanent settlement, rather than as just a commercial outpost. But emigration was slow, in 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 French people in Quebec, and by 1663, when the region was officially made The Royal Colony of New France, by Louis XIV, there still only around 500 settlers. Over 2,000 would arrive during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted immigrants, both noble and commoner from France. By 1675, there were around 7000 French in the colony, and by that same year 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. Despite the loss of the Colony to England, the French people flourished in Lower Canada. Among settlers to North America of the Remond surname were Remond Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
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