Genet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Genet family
The surname Genet was first found in Languedoc, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
Early History of the Genet family
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Genet Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Genest, Genet, Ginest, Ginet, Dugenest, Dugenet, Geneste, Genestre, Genestrier, Genetier, Geneton, Genestay, Genetay, Gineste, Genestat, Geneston, Genestou, Ginesty and many more.
Early Notables of the Genet family
Notable amongst the family name at this time was
- Eleazar Genet, also called Carpentras, after the French town in which he was born, was priest, singer, and composer, attached to the papal court in the time of Leo X. He was made a bishop in 1518, and...
Genet Ranking
In France, the name Genet is the 815th most popular surname with an estimated 6,218 people with that name. 1
Genet migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Genet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Peter Genet, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
Genet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Mary Genet, aged 40, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1820 2
- Abraham Genet, aged 25, who landed in America in 1843 2
- Judith Genet, aged 24, who landed in America in 1843 2
- Claude Genet, who arrived in New York in 1846 2
- Jose Genet, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1848 2
Contemporary Notables of the name Genet (post 1700) +
- Brigadier John Ernest Genet (1891-1976), Chief Signal Officer 1st Canadian Army, England (1942-1945) 3
Citations +
- 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)
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, September 15) John Genet. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Genet/John_Ernest/Canada.html