L'auzon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Noble surnames, such as L'auzon, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name L'auzon, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful Guyenne region of France. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The L'auzon family originally lived in the village of Loison.
Early Origins of the L'auzon family
The surname L'auzon was first found in Guyenne where they held a family seat in the seigneurie of Caumont.
Antoine Nompar de Caumont, Duke of Lauzun, 1632-1723, who was a Lord at the Court of Louis XIV, was under house arrest for 10 years at Pignerol. During the French Revolution the Duke of Lauzun was Constable General and Marshal of France and acted as an agent between Duke de Biron and the Duke of Orléans and Mirabeau.
Gilles Lauzon, born in 1631, son of Pierre and Anne (née Boivin), travelled from Normandy (French: Normandie) to Canada in The Great Recruitment of 1653. After arriving in Quebec he married Marie Archambault, daughter of Jacques and Françoise (née Toureau), in Montreal on 27th November 1656. They remained there together until Gilles passed away on 21st September 1687. 1
Early History of the L'auzon family
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L'auzon Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Lauzon, Lauzun, Lauzanne, L'Auzon, L'Auzon, Lauson, Lauzin and many more.
Early Notables of the L'auzon family
Notable amongst the name was Duke of Lauzun, Marshall of France; Jean de Lauzon or de Lauson (1583-1666), French Governor of New France from 1651 to 1657...
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L'auzon World Ranking
In the United States, the name L'auzon is the 10,204th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 However, in Canada, the name L'auzon is ranked the 271st most popular surname with an estimated 15,556 people with that name. 3 And in Quebec, Canada, the name L'auzon is the 129th popular surname. 4
L'auzon migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
L'auzon Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
- Gilles Lauzon who arrived in Quebec from Normandy in 1653
- Gilles Lauzon, who married in Montreal in 1656
- Gilles Lauzon, son of Pierre and Anne, who married Marie Archambault, daughter of Jacques and Françoise, in Montreal, Quebec on 27th November 1656 5
- Marguerite Lauzon married in Montreal in 1672
- Françoise Lauzon married in Montreal in 1675
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L'auzon Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
- Michel Lauzon, son of Gilles and Marie, who married Marie-Anne Coiteux, daughter of Jean and Marie-Thérèse, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 15th May 1702 5
- Gilles Lauzon, son of Gilles and Marie-Anne, who married Marie-Anne Prou, daughter of Jean and Marie, in Rivières-des-Prairies, Quebec on 25th November 1709 5
- Michel Lauzon, son of Michel and Marie-Anne, who married Marie-Anne Barbarin, daughter of Pierre and Françoise, in Pointe-Claire, Quebec on 3rd February 1729 5
- Gilles Lauzon, son of Paul and Marie-Anne, who married Thérèse Dazé, daughter of Paul-Charles and Anne, in Quebec on 21st October 1731 5
- François-Marie Lauzon, son of Michel and Marie-Anne, who married Marie-Françoise Lacombe, daughter of Jean and Marguerite, in Rivières-des-Prairies, Quebec on 8th January 1735 5
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Contemporary Notables of the name L'auzon (post 1700) +
- Joseph E. Lauzon (b. 1984), American mixed martial artist
- Thom Lauzon, American politician, Mayor of Barre, Vermont, 2006-07 6
- Louis Lauzon, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives 107th District, 1978 6
- Nat Lauzon (b. 1975), Canadian radio host and writer
- Patrice Lauzon (b. 1975), Canadian ice dancer
- Craig Lauzon (b. 1971), Canadian comedian, and member of the Royal Canadian Air Farce
- Jean-Claude Lauzon (1953-1997), Canadian writer and director in Quebec
- Jean-Baptiste Lauzon (b. 1858), Canadian politician in Manitoba
- Dominique Lauzon, Canadian poet in Montreal
Citations +
- Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
- "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. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html