Besancon History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Besancon familyThe surname Besancon was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire département, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family held a family seat from very early times. Early History of the Besancon familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Besancon research. Another 289 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1447, 1470, 1520, 1549, 1600, 1609, 1612, 1639, 1645, 1657, 1673, 1675, 1690, 1715, 1746 and 1759 are included under the topic Early Besancon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Besancon Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Besset, Bessez, Besser, Bessey, Bessé, Bessée, Bezet, Bezez, Bezer, Bezé, Bezée, Bessait, Bessais, Bessaie, Bessaies, Bezait, Bezais, Bezaie, Bezaies, Du Besset, Du Bessez, Du Besser, Du Bessé, Du Bezet, Du Bezez, Du Bezer, Du Bezé, Du Bessait, Du Bessais, Du Bessaie, Du Bessaies, Du Bezait, Du Bezais, Du Bezaie, Du Bezaies, De Besseto, Bessette and many more. Early Notables of the Besancon familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was Claude Du Besset, Lord of Besset during the 1600's; François Byssot de la Rivière (1612-1673), French settler to New France before 1639, he constructed... Besancon RankingIn France, the name Besancon is the 1,030th most popular surname with an estimated 5,199 people with that name. 1
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Besancon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
Besancon Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
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