Bigot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bigot family

The surname Bigot was first found in Ile-de-France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Paris and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Bigot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bigot research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1518, 1643, 1649, 1651, 1662, 1679, 1702, 1703, 1708, 1711, 1720, 1747, 1778, 1786, 1804, 1805, 1808 and 1825 are included under the topic Early Bigot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bigot Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bigot, Bigodet, Bigotteau, Bigott, Bigote, Biguot, Biguotte, Bigoteau, Bigotau, Bigottau, Biguotau, Biguotteau, Bigotin, Bigottin, Bigottier, Bigottière, Bigod, Bigos, Bigault, Biggault, Biggot, Biggott, Biggote, Biggotte, Biggotin Biggottin, Biggottière, Biggottier, Biguoteau, Bigaut and many more.

Early Notables of the Bigot family

Notable amongst the family was

François Bigot (c. 1643-1708), French immigrant to New France in 1662, court officer, seigneurial attorney and royal notary and court officer in Trois-Rivières (1702); Jacques Bigot (1651-1711), a Jes...
Marie Bigot (née Kiene), born at Colmar, Alsace, March 3, 1786; in 1804 married Mr. Bigot, librarian to Count Rasumoffsky, and accompanied him to Vienna. Here she made the acquaintance of Haydn, Salie...

Bigot Ranking

In France, the name Bigot is the 280^th most popular surname with an estimated 14,055 people with that name. 1

Bigot migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bigot Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. Bigot, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
V. Bigot who settled in San Francisco, California in 1851

Bigot migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bigot Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Guillaume Bigot, son of Louis and Bertrame, who married Marie Panis, daughter of Jacques and Marie, in Quebec on 3rd September 1639 3
François Bigot, son of François and Marguerite, who married Catherine Baillargeon, daughter of Mathurin and Marie, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec on 8th December 1665 3
François Bigot, son of François and Marguerite, who married Marie Bouchard, daughter of Claude and Marguerite, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 24th October 1672 3

Bigot Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jacques Bigot, son of François and Marie, who married Madeleine Dupont, daughter of Jacques and Marguerite, in Quebec on 25th September 1703 3
François Bigot, son of François and Marie, who married Renée Beaudoin, daughter of René and Marie, in Champlain, Quebec on 16th April 1703 3
Jean-Baptiste Bigot, son of François and Marie, who married Céleste Turcot, daughter of Jacques and Anne, in Champlain, Quebec on 24th November 1712 3
François Bigot, son of François and Marie, who married Marie-Anne Perrot, daughter of Nicolas and Marie-Madeleine, in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec on 17th November 1715 3
Michel Bigot, son of François and Marie, who married Marie-Anne Toutan, daughter of Nicolas and Marie-Anne, in Champlain, Quebec on 22nd November 1717 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Bigot (post 1700) +

Bernard Bigot (1950-2022), French academic, civil servant who served as the Director-General of the ITER organization between 2015 and 2022

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.