Reynaud History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Reynaud family

The surname Reynaud was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this illustrious family held a family seat from ancient times.

This noble family owned the land of la Chaume and many distinguished Knights, Captains, and Soldiers were descended from this family. The members of this family were the Lords of Soirans and Fouffrans, such as Louis who was also a Knight, a Councillor, a Chamberlain to the King and he was appointed Magistrate of Amont in 1490. In the military he was Lieutenant in the Châtel-Guyon company in 1481.

Early History of the Reynaud family

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Reynaud Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Renard, Renarde, Renardes, Rennard, Rennarde, Rennardes, Renart and many more.

Early Notables of the Reynaud family

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Reynaud Ranking

In France, the name Reynaud is the 196^th most popular surname with an estimated 17,134 people with that name. 1

Reynaud migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Reynaud Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Louis Cabeuil Reynaud, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1813 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Reynaud (post 1700) +

Leon Reynaud, American politician, Mayor of Santa Rosa, California, 1954 3
George Pierre Reynaud, American Democratic Party politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1920; Defeated, 1920 3
Alfred Reynaud, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Toulon, 1884 3
Jean-Baptiste Auguste Reynaud, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
Nicolas Reynaud, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
Hilaire Benoît Reynaud, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 6
Paul Reynaud (1878-1966), French statesman

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) Jean-Baptiste Reynaud. 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, August 27) Nicolas Reynaud. 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, August 27) Hilaire Reynaud. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html