L'angevin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name L'angevin belongs to the early history of France, in that much fought over region of Normandy. It is a product of the family's residency at L'Angevin in that region.
Early Origins of the L'angevin family
The surname L'angevin was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this distinguished family held a family seat as important members of the aristocracy of that region. The first on record was Osmund Angevin, a Norman noble from L'Angevin in Normandy who joined Duke William in his conquest of England in 1066. In gratitude William granted the family of Angevyne or Angewyne large estates in Lincolnshire, where they held a family seat for several centuries.
Early History of the L'angevin family
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L'angevin Spelling Variations
There were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the name include Langevin, Langewyn, Langevyn, Langewin, Langewine, Langewyne, Langewyn, Angevin, Angevine, Angevyn, Angevyne, Angewin, Angewine, Angewyn, Angewyne, L'Angevin, L'Angevyn, L'Angevyne, L'Angewine, L'Angewyne and many more.
Early Notables of the L'angevin family
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L'angevin World Ranking
In the United States, the name L'angevin is the 8,279th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name L'angevin is ranked the 656th most popular surname with an estimated 7,911 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name L'angevin is the 287th popular surname. 3 France ranks L'angevin as 1,404th with 4,078 people. 4
L'angevin migration to the United States +
In the 1700s, land incentives were finally given out by France to 2,000 migrants. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 1759. 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 the treaty of Utrecht, Acadia were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name L'angevin were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name L'angevin were
L'angevin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Pierre Langevin, who arrived in Louisiana in 1718-1724 5
L'angevin migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
L'angevin Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
- Marie Langevin, aged 20, who landed in Montreal in 1653
- Mathurin Langevin, who arrived in Montreal in 1653
- Jullien Langevin, who arrived in Montreal in 1659
- Rene Langevin, who arrived in Montreal in 1662
- Mathurin Langevin, who landed in Montreal in 1667
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L'angevin Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
- Jean Langevin, son of Jean and Marie, who married Marie-Renée Bezeau, daughter of Pierre and Renée, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 1st December 1703 6
- Louis Langevin, son of Mathurin and Marie-Thérèse, who married Jeanne Gateau, daughter of Jean and Charlotte, in Montreal, Quebec on 12th October 1703 6
- Antoine Langevin, son of Mathurin and Marie-Thérèse, who married Marie-Louise, daughter of Jean-Baptiste and Jeanne, in Montreal, Quebec on 20th November 1712 6
- Michel Langevin, son of Michel and Marguerite, who married Marguerite Guertin, daughter of Louis and Madeleine, in Verchères, Quebec on 23rd April 1714 6
- Charles Langevin, son of Mathurin and Marie-Thérèse, who married Marie-Jeanne Garant, daughter of Pierre and Catherine, in Boucherville, Quebec on 17th April 1730 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name L'angevin (post 1700) +
- David Richard "Bam Bam" Langevin (b. 1954), retired American ice hockey defenseman who played 216 games, inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
- James R. Langevin (b. 1964), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1988-94; Secretary of State of Rhode Island, 1995-2001; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 2001- 7
- Paul-Gilbert Langevin (1933-1986), French musicologist, musical critic and physicist, son of French physicist Paul Langevin
- Hélène Langevin -Joliot (b. 1927), French nuclear physicist
- Dominique Langevin (b. 1947), French researcher in physical chemistry
- Paul Langevin (1872-1946), French physician and researcher in ionization
- Ronald Lindsay André "Ron" Langevin (b. 1940), Canadian forensic psychologist at the University of Toronto
- Robert Langevin, Canadian flautist, principal flute of the New York Philharmonic since 2000
- Paul Andre Joseph Langevin (1942-2008), Canadian provincial politician from Alberta, Canada
- Michel "Away" Langevin (b. 1963), founding member and drummer for the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod
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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
- 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. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html