Show ContentsBaumont History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Baumont is a topographic local name, which is a form of hereditary surname. Further research revealed that the name is derived from a physical feature of the geography in the area where the original bearer lived or held land. The surname means "beautiful mountain" and it is certain that the original bearer lived in mountainous terrain.

Early Origins of the Baumont family

The surname Baumont was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Baumont family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Baumont research. Another 343 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1000, 1080, 1584, 1616 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Baumont History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Baumont Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Beaumont, Beaumon, Beaumons, Beaumonte, Beaumone, Beaumeau, Beaumau, Beaumaux, Beaumau, Beaumond, Beaumeaux, de Beaumont, Beaummont, Beaummon, Beaummons, Beaummonte, Beaummone, Beaummeau, Beaummau, Beaummaux, Beaummau, Beaummond, Beaummeaux, Baumont, Baumon, Baumons, Baumonte, Baumone, Baumeau, Baumau, Baumaux, Baumond, Baumeaux, Bomont, Bomau, Bomond, Bomonte, Bomone, Bomeau, Bomaux, Bomeaux, de Beaumont, de Beaumon, de Beaumons, de Beaumonte, de Beaumone, de Beaumeau, de Beaumau, de Beaumaux, de Beaumau, de Beaumond, de Beaumeaux, DeBeaumont, DeBeaummont, DeBeaummon, DeBeaummons, DeBeaummonte, DeBeaummone, DeBeaummeau, DeBeaummau, DeBeaummaux, DeBeaummau and many more.

Early Notables of the Baumont family

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Baumont Ranking

In France, the name Baumont is the 8,256th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


United States Baumont migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Baumont Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Henry Webb Baumont, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1839 2


The Baumont Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Fide
Motto Translation: Trust, but in whom take care.


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)


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