Delage History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Delage family
The surname Delage was first found in Berry, a former province until 1790 when it became a region in central France.
Early History of the Delage family
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Delage Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Delage, Delages, Délage and others.
Early Notables of the Delage family
Notable amongst the family at this time was
- Gilbert-Rene Delage De Cueilly, a marine officer who lived around 1700
- Jean Delage de la Volude, his nephew and also a marine, lived in 1742
- Yves-Marie Delage was a zoologist and professor of zoology, anatomy, and physiology in Avignon around 1855
- Pierre-Alexis-Emile Delage, born in 1855, was employed at various tasks: he was a typographer, commercial businessman, metallurgical worker, and grocer
- Franck Delage was founder and Director of the journal L'Avenir of the Dordogne (region), and specialized in prehistoric archeology
- Gustave Delage was an officer in the marines, an aviator, and an industrial worker in Limoges at this time
- Jean-Baptiste Delage was elected deputy to the States General
- Auguste Delage earned his science degree in 1877 and became master of mineralogical and mining conferences for Algiers in 1879. He studied the geology of Sahel in Algiers and produced a map of this re...
- Joseph-Paul Delage was a ship lieutenant in Rochefort in 1888
- Augustin-Guillaume Delage was a Sulpicien monk in Limoges and in 1909 he entered into the company of Saint-Sulpice and was named director of the grand seminary of Limoges, where he spent the rest of h...
Delage World Ranking
In Quebec, Canada, the name Delage is the 978th most popular surname. 1 However, in France, the name Delage is ranked the 333rd most popular surname with an estimated 12,059 people with that name. 2
Delage migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Delage Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Peter DeLage, who settled in New York in 1726
- Pierre DeLage, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1736 3
Delage Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Charles Delage, who arrived in Mobile County, Ala in 1840 3
- Charles Delage, who settled in Alabama in 1840
- Jaques Bonnarventum Charles Delage, aged 30, who arrived in Mobile County, Ala in 1842 3
- Therese Delage, aged 27, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1850 3
- Jean Delage, who settled in Illinois in 1852
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Delage migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Delage Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
- Among early settlers were Nicolas Delage, who is recorded as working in St-Famille-Ile-D'Orleans, Quebec in 1661
- Nicolas Delage, son of Jacques and Marguerite, who married Marie Petit, daughter of Eustache and Barbe, in Sainte-Famille, Quebec on 19th October 1669 4
- Jean Delage, son of Gilles and Marie, who married Marie-Anne Roger, daughter of Jacques and Madeleine, in Quebec on 3rd September 1683 4
- Jean Delage was married in 1692 in Beauport, Quebec
- Jean Delage, son of Jean and Michelle, who married Anne Chalifour, daughter of Paul-Charles and Jacquette, in Beauport, Quebec on 7th February 1692 4
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Delage Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
- Pierre Delage, son of Laurent and Marie-Renée, who married Marie Meunier, daughter of Mathieu and Marie-Madeleine, in Lorette, Quebec on 3rd July 1716 4
- Charles Delage, son of Charles and Marie-Anne, who married Marie-Josephte Plante, daughter of Georges and Marguerite, in Saint-Jean-de-l'ìle-d'Orléans, Quebec on 3rd September 1725 4
- Jean-Baptiste Delage, son of Jean and Anne, who married Thérèse Bonhomme, daughter of Charles-Ignace and Thérèse, in Terrebonne, Quebec on 18th January 1734 4
- Hugues Delage, who arrived in Canada in 1745
- Hugues Delage, son of Sicard and Péronne, who married Thérèse Regnier, daughter of Pierre and Marie-Madeleine, in Montreal, Quebec on 6th September 1745 4
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Contemporary Notables of the name Delage (post 1700) +
- Louis Delage (1874-1947), French pioneer automotive engineer and manufacturer
- Yves Delage (1854-1920), French zoologist awarded the Darwin Medal in 1916
- Maurice Delage (1879-1961), French composer and pianist
- Mickaël Delage (b. 1985), French professional racing cyclist
Citations +
- "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
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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)
- Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.