Giguère History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Giguère family
The surname Giguère was first found in Languedoc where this celebrated family held a family seat from very early times.
Early History of the Giguère family
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Giguère Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gigord, Gigorde, Gigorre, Gigorres, Gigort, Gigors, Gigorz, De Gigord, De Gigorde, De Gigorre, De Gigorres, De Gigort, De Gigors, De Gigorz, Gigorns, Guigorns, Gigorium, Guigorcium, Gigor, Gigo, Giger, Gigaud and many more.
Early Notables of the Giguère family
Notable amongst the family name at this time was Raymond De Gigord, Counsellor to the King, Judge and Lieutenant-General of the Duchy of Joyeuse during the 1500's; Nicolas Gigault (ca. 1627-1707), a French Baroque...
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Giguère World Ranking
In the United States, the name Giguère is the 8,296th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Giguère is ranked the 418th most popular surname with an estimated 11,115 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Giguère is the 126th popular surname. 3
Giguère migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Giguère Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Madeleine Giguere, aged 9, who immigrated to the United States, in 1905
- Mr. C. Giguere, aged 29, who settled in America, in 1905
- Mrs. Giguere, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States, in 1905
- J.E. Theodule Giguere, aged 49, who settled in America, in 1910
- Laure Giguere, aged 37, who landed in America, in 1913
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Giguère migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Giguère Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
- Robert Giguère (1616-1709), who had settled in Quebec by 1651 when he married Aymée Milville in that city, one of the founders of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
- Robert Giguere, son of Jean and Michelle, who married Aymée Miville, daughter of Pierre and Charlotte, in Quebec on 2nd July 1652 4
- Martin Giguere, son of Robert and Aymée, who married Marie-Françoise Pinard, daughter of Louis and Marie-Madeleine, in Sorel, Quebec on 7th May 1682 4
- Martin Giguère married Marie Françoise Pinard at Sorell in 1682
- Joseph Giguere, son of Robert and Aymée, who married Angélique Mercier, daughter of Julien and Marie, in Sainte-Anne, Quebec on 11th November 1698 4
Giguère Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
- Étienne Giguère married Marie Madeleine Mercier in 1701 at Ste-Anne
- Etienne Giguere, son of Robert and Aymée, who married marie-Madeleine Mercier, daughter of Julien and Marie, in Sainte-Anne, Quebec on 20th June 1701 4
- Jean-Baptiste Giguere, son of Robert and Aymée, who married Louise Magnan, daughter of Jean and Marie, in Montreal, Quebec on 22nd January 1704 4
- Louis Giguere, son of Martin and Marie-Françoise, who married Élisabeth Deguire, daughter of Pierre and Jeanne, in Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec on 8th Fberuary 1717 4
- Joseph Giguere, son of Joseph and Angélique, who married Marguerite Racine, daughter of Etienne and Catherine, in Sainte-Anne, Quebec on 9th February 1722 4
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Contemporary Notables of the name Giguère (post 1700) +
- Gary Giguere Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 2002; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2004 5
- Réal Giguere (1933-2019), Canadian talk and game show host, inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame (2001)
- Samuel Giguere (b. 1985), Canadian CFL football player
- Paul-Antoine Giguere CC (1910-1987), Canadian academic and chemist
- Nathalie Giguere (b. 1973), Canadian Olympic swimmer
- Jean-Sébastien Giguere (b. 1977), Canadian NHL hockey goaltender, Conn Smythe Trophy recipient
- François Giguere (b. 1963), Canadian former general manager of the Colorado Avalanche
Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- "Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
- "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
- Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html