Amyot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Amyot family
The surname Amyot was first found in Languedoc, where this family held a family seat since ancient times.
Early History of the Amyot family
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Amyot Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Amyot, Amiot, Amyo, Amio, Amyos, Amios, Amiott, Amiotte, Amiote, Amyote, Amyotte, Amyott, Amot, Amote, Amotte, d'Amyot, d'Amyotte, d'Amiot, d'Amiote, d'Amiotte, d'Amot, d'Amote, d'Amote, d'Amotte, Ami, Amy, Amis, d'Ami, d'Amy and many more.
Early Notables of the Amyot family
Notable amongst the family name at this time was
- Amyot d'Inville, Baron of Albigny. Jacques Amyot (1513-93), was a French writer, humanist, and scholar, known for being the translator of Heliodorus' Aethiopica (1547)
Amyot Ranking
In Quebec, Canada, the name Amyot is the 698th most popular surname. 1
Amyot migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Amyot Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Philippe Amyot is mentioned in Québec as early as the year 1627
Amyot Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Marie Louise Amyot, aged 56, who immigrated to the United States from Le Harve, France, in 1921
Amyot migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Amyot Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
- Matthieu Amyot is recorded in a marriage contract in the year 1650
Amyot Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
- Eugenie Amyot, aged 40, who immigrated to St. Hyacinthe, Canada, in 1913
- Juliete Amyot, aged 33, who settled in Quebec, Canada, in 1922
- Louis Joseph Amyot, aged 37, who immigrated to Quebec, Canada, in 1922
Contemporary Notables of the name Amyot (post 1700) +
- Joseph Amyot (1713-1794), French Jesuit missionary to China, and learned Orientalist
- Jacques Amyot (1513-1593), French humanist
- Thomas Amyot (1775-1850), English antiquary, born at Norwich on 7 Jan. 1775, descended from one of the Huguenot families settled in that city 2
- Dr. John A Amyot (b. 1867), Canadian medical innovator, Deputy Minister of Health Canada (1919-1933)
- George Amyot, Canadian Architect from Québec
- Amyot W. Cherrington, American politician, Mayor of Springville, Utah, 1954 3
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