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The surname Fager was first found in Auvergne at Des Fagots, in the diocèse of Clermont 1 where the name is a "trade nickname for someone, who sells or manufactures bundles," having derived from the root name "fagot," meaning "bundle" or "bundles." 2
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fager research. Another 188 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1392, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1609, 1612 and 1759 are included under the topic Early Fager History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Throughout 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, Fager some of which are Faget, Fager, Fageait, Fageais, Fageaies, Fagez, Fagé, Fagée, Fagest, De Faget, De Fageait, Fageti, De Fageto, Faguy, Fagette, Faggette, Fagey, Fagais and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Fager Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Fager is the 14,074th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3
By 1643 there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Since immigration was slow, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Fager has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Fager were