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The majestic region of Picardy in France was the place of origin of the prestigious surname Dechamps. Dechamps is a topographic surname, which is a form of hereditary surname, and was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. The surname Dechamps is derived from the Old French word "champ," which means field, and literally means "of the fields."
The surname Dechamps was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where the family was first established, and expanded to become one of the more notable names in the region.
The name was also seen in the town of Poitou, located in west-central France, by two aldermans in 1412 and 1422. 1
The French name originally came to Canada with Jean-Baptiste, born in 1646, son of Jean, Lord of Sandes. 1
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dechamps research. Another 399 words (28 lines of text) covering the years 1258, 1340, 1346, 1392, 1406, 1450, 1567, 1574, 1608, 1619, 1683, 1715, 1791, 1800, 1861, 1869, 1871 and 1931 are included under the topic Early Dechamps History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Notable amongst the family name at this period was Samuel de Champlain, born in Saintonge in 1567, who was sent to the New World by King Henry IV, discovered Canada, then known as "la Nouvelle-France", and founded Quebec City in 1608; Eustache Deschamps (1340-1406), medieval French poet, received lessons in versification from Guillaume de Machaut and later studied law at Orleans University, traveled through Europe as a diplomatic messenger for Charles V, His estate was pillaged by the English, in consequence of which he continuously abuses them in his many poems, wrote as many as 1,175 ballades, and he is sometimes...
Another 114 words (8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dechamps Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In France, the name Dechamps is the 5,321st most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2