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Early Origins of the Romanet family

The surname Romanet was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where this celebrated family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Romanet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Romanet research. Another 322 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1399, 1400, 1500, 1542, 1586, 1600, 1700, 1743, 1792 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Romanet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Romanet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Romane, Romanes, Romanet, Romané, Romanai, Romanait, Romanais, Romanez, Romand, Rommanet, Rommané, Rommann, Rommanai, Rommanait, Rommanais, Rommanez, Romannet, Romanné, Romannai, Romannait, Romannais, Romannez, Romanel, Rommanel and many more.

Early Notables of the Romanet family

Notable amongst the family name at this period was

  • Louis-Charles-César De Romanet, Baron of Beaudiner, Marquis of Lestrange, Lord of St-Bonnet and many other domains, and General of the Brigade in the 1700's

Romanet Ranking

In France, the name Romanet is the 5,195th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Romanet family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Mary Romane, aged 30; settled in New York City in 1821.


Contemporary Notables of the name Romanet (post 1700) +

  • Joseph Romanet, Chevalier du Caillaud, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, August 27) Joseph Romanet. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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