Besnard Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Multiple Origins for the Surname Besnard

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Multiple Origins for the Surname Besnard

French

German

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The proud French name Besnard was formed in Normandy when the family resided in Normandy.

Besnard Early Origins

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The surname Besnard was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

Besnard Spelling Variations

Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Besnard, including Benard, Bénard, Benar, Bénar, Besnard, Bésnard and many more.

Besnard Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Besnard research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1573, 1666, 1789, 1807, 1808, and 1844 are included under the topic Early Besnard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Besnard Early Notables (pre 1700)

Notable amongst the family in this period was Laurent Bénard, who was the prior at Cluny College and was born in 1573 in Nevers, France. He wrote at least five works during his lifetime. The De Bénard family owned much land, property and manors, and members of this family were barons...

Another 86 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Besnard Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Besnard Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Francoise Besnard, who arrived in Montreal, Que. in 1653
Francoise Besnard, who landed in Montreal in 1653
Rene Besnard, aged 24, who landed in Montreal in 1653

Contemporary Notables of the name Besnard (post 1700)

Florent Besnard (b. 1984), French professional football player
Pierre Besnard (1886-1947), French revolutionary syndicalist
Paul-Albert Besnard (1849-1934), French Painter
David Besnard (b. 1977), Australian race car driver

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Other References

Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0192852213).
Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore. Print.
D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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The Besnard Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Besnard Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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