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Early Origins of the Alexandre family

The surname Alexandre was first found in Cracow a province of Poland which lies centrally, bounded by Kielce, Lublin, Silesia and Lwow The captial city is Cracow, said to be the intellectual center of Poland. The region is composed of Poles and Gorale (Highlanders) who speak their own dialect and wear picturesque costumes. The chief towns of the province are Cracow, Tarnow, and Nowy Sacz. The surname became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family. The family were associated with the royal tribes of Koscieza and Srexiawa.

Early History of the Alexandre family

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Alexandre Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Alexandrowicz, Aleksandrowicz and others.

Early Notables of the Alexandre family

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Alexandre World Ranking

the United States, the name Alexandre is the 12,486th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Alexandre is ranked the 956th most popular surname. 2 And in France, the name Alexandre is the 184th popular surname with an estimated 18,252 people with that name. 3

Alexandre migration to the United States +



Alexandre Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Charle Alexandre, who landed in Savanna(h), Georgia in 1794 4
Alexandre Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Pedro Alexandre, who landed in America in 1835 4
  • J Alexandre, aged 28, who arrived in New York in 1854 4
  • Jos Alexandre, aged 23, who landed in New York in 1854 4
  • Made Alexandre, aged 28, who arrived in New York in 1854 4

Alexandre migration to Canada +

Alexandre Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Alexis Alexandre married Marie-Madeleine Charon-Laferrière in Québec in 1712
  • Jean Alexandre, son of Alexis and Marie-Anne Laferrière married Marie-Benjamin Nolin at Saint-Pierre in 1753

Contemporary Notables of the name Alexandre (post 1700) +

  • Paulo Alexandre (1931-2024), Portuguese singer and author of the book "Duas Vidas numa Só"
  • Nicolas Alexandre, Viscount of Virieu, Lord of Vaux
  • Roland Eugene Jean Alexandre (1921-1944), French Special Operations Executive (SOE)
  • Boniface Alexandre (1936-2023), Haitian politician, provisional president of Haiti following the 2004 coup d'état
  • Philippe Alexandre (1932-2022), French journalist and writer, columnist for RTL from 1969 to 1996
  • Henri Amable Alexandre de Sarret, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
  • Guy Alexandre (1945-2014), Haitian diplomat and professor, Ambassador to the Dominican Republic (1995-2003)
  • Aaron "Albert" Alexandre (1765-1850), Jewish German, French chess player and writer
  • Jean-Marc Alexandre (b. 1986), Haitian international footballer
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
  3. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  4. 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)
  5. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, September 11) Henri Alexandre. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html

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