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The surname Grizon is a name of ancient French origin. It was a Breton name given to a person with gray hair. The name Grizon is derived from the Old French word "gris," which means "gray," and was often given to someone with gray hair.
The surname Grizon was first found in Brittany where this distinguished family held a family seat at Motte, and were prominent members of the aristocracy.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grizon research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1789 is included under the topic Early Grizon 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, Grizon some of which are Gris, Griss, Grix, LeGris, Legris, Legriss and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Grizon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Grizon has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Grizon were Adrien Legris (1686), Jean Legris (1692 Lépine), and Denis Legris (1728) all arrived in Quebec from Ile-de-France.