Show ContentsBizanet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Bizanet belongs to the early history of France, when a region and a dialect went by the name of Languedoc. It is a product of the family's residency in Languedoc.

Early Origins of the Bizanet family

The surname Bizanet was first found in Languedoc.

Early History of the Bizanet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bizanet research. Another 22 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1755 and 1815 are included under the topic Early Bizanet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bizanet Spelling Variations

French surnames were subject to numerous alterations in spelling because of the various cultural groups that inhabited specific regions. Eventually, each region possessed its own local dialect of the French language. The early development of the French language, however, was also influenced by other languages. For example, Old French was infused with Germanic words and sounds when barbarian tribes invaded and settled in France after the fall of the Roman Empire. Middle French also borrowed heavily from the Italian language during the Renaissance. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Bizanet is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Bissonet, Bissonnette, Bisonnette, Bissonette, Bissonnet, Bisonet, Bisonnet, Bisonette, Bizanet, Bizanette, Bizannet and many more.

Early Notables of the Bizanet family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

  • Guilin-Laurent Bizanet, a general born in 1755 who participated in the Revolution

Migration of the Bizanet family

Immigration to New France was slow; therefore, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Bizanet has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Bizanet were 450 documented records in the annals of Canadian history of members of the same lineage who immigrated to Canada from France between 1600 and 1900. Most of the settlers, however, arrived in the nineteenth century, and records show that many were lawyers and doctors..


Contemporary Notables of the name Bizanet (post 1700) +

  • Guilin Laurent Bizanet, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 1


  1. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Guilin Bizanet. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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