Champagne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Champagne family

The surname Champagne was first found in Leicestershire, where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Champagne family

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Champagne Spelling Variations

Surnames that evolved in Scotland in the Middle Ages often appear under many spelling variations. These are due to the practice of spelling according to sound in the era before dictionaries had standardized the English language. Champagne has appeared as Champagne, Champaign, Champaigne, Champane, Champayne, Champigne and many more.

Early Notables of the Champagne family

General Sir Joseph Champagne

Champagne World Ranking

Canada, the name Champagne is the 205^th most popular surname with an estimated 18,644 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Champagne is ranked the 73^rd most popular surname. 2 And in the United States, the name Champagne is the 1,988^th popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 3 France ranks Champagne as 1,428^th with 4,029 people. 4

Champagne migration to Canada +

The North American colonies beckoned, with their ample land and opportunity as their freedom from the persecution suffered by so many Clan families back home. Many Scots even fought against England in the American War of Independence to gain this freedom. Recently, Clan societies have allowed the ancestors of these brave Scottish settlers to rediscover their familial roots. Among them:

Champagne Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Francois Champagne, who settled in Quebec in 1641
Aubin Champagne, who settled in Quebec in 1665
Christophe Champagne, who settled in Quebec in 1665
Pierre Champagne, who settled in Montreal in 1666

Champagne Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Nicolas Champagne, who arrived in Canada in 1707
Jacques Champagne, a deported salt smuggler, sent to Canada sometime between 1731 and 1743
Nicolas Champagne, who landed in Canada in 1738

Champagne migration to the United States +

Champagne Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

James Champagne, who settled in Virginia in 1705
Pierre Camusat Champagne, who arrived in Louisiana in 1718-1724 5
Pierre Champagne, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 5
Pierre Champagne, who arrived at Louisiana in 1719
Bonaventure Champagne, his wife Cecile Labauve and their five children, Acadians who arrived in New York sometime between 1755 and 1760

Champagne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas Champagne who settled in New Orleans in 1821
Basil Champagne, who was on record in Wisconsin in 1877

Contemporary Notables of the name Champagne (post 1700) +

Andre Joseph Orius Champagne (1943-2025), retired Canadian NHL ice hockey player, played for the Toronto Maple Leafs (1962-1963)
Michel Champagne (b. 1956), Canadian politician, Member of the Canadian House of Commons
Albert Champagne (1866-1937), Canadian politician and rancher in Saskatchewan who represented Battleford in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1908
François-Philippe Champagne (b. 1970), Canadian politician, Minister of Finance (2025-), Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (2021-2025), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2019-2021)
Andrée Champagne PC CM (1939-2020), Canadian actress, pianist and politician, Senator for Grandville, Quebec (2005-2014)
Napoléon Champagne (1861-1925), Canadian mayor of Ottawa (1908 and 1924), member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Louis Napoléon Champagne (1860-1911), Canadian lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec
Joel Champagne (b. 1990), Canadian professional NHL ice hockey player
Claude Champagne (1891-1965), Canadian composer
... (Another 11 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)