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![Show Contents]() Visnaw History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France
The history of the French name Visnaw begins among the people of the province of Limousin. Visnaw was a name for someone who lived in Limousin. Early Origins of the Visnaw familyThe surname Visnaw was first found in Limousin where this distinguished family held a family seat at Villefort as members of the aristocracy of that region. Early History of the Visnaw familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Visnaw research. Another 63 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1789 and 1860 are included under the topic Early Visnaw History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Visnaw Spelling VariationsThroughout 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, Visnaw some of which are Vigneault, Vignault, Vignaux, Vignau, Vignaud, Vigneau and many more. Early Notables of the Visnaw familyMore information is included under the topic Early Visnaw Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Visnaw familyIn 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Visnaw has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Visnaw were Louis-Jean Vigneau settled in Quebec in 1728 from Aunis near Bordeaux, but this is thought to be the port of embarkation, rather than his home province.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Visnaw (post 1700) | + |
- Roy E. Visnaw, American Democratic Party politician, Supervisor of Lake Township, Michigan, 1949-50; Democratic Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1950, 1956 1
- David E. Visnaw, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for supervisor of Lake Township, Michigan, 1933 1
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