Avignon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The prestigious surname Avignon comes from the majestic region of Dauphiné, in France. Avignon is a topographic surname, a form of hereditary surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.

Early Origins of the Avignon family

The surname Avignon was first found in Dauphine.

Early History of the Avignon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Avignon research. The years 1807, 1815, 1830, 1846, 1850, 1877, 1883, 1886, 1890, 1899 and 1910 are included under the topic Early Avignon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Avignon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Davignon, D'Avignon, Avignon, Davigneau and many more.

Early Notables of the Avignon family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Jean-Francois Davignon, an important painter in Sevres who did much work between 1807 and 1815, and who was also an able calligrapher...
Another prominent member of this lineage was Henry Davignon, born in 1846, a general in Briançon who, in the Rhine army, fought at the battles of Bourny, Saint-Privat, and was cited among the knights...