Capitaine History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Capitaine family

The surname Capitaine was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, 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 Calvados 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 Capitaine family

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Capitaine Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chapelain, Capelain, Chaplain, Chaplin, Lechapelain, Caplain, Lecapelain, Lecaplin, Lechaplin, Lechaplain, Lecaplain, Chappelain, Cappelain, Chapplain, Chapplin, Capplin and many more.

Early Notables of the Capitaine family

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Capitaine Ranking

France, the name Capitaine is the 2,113^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,992 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Capitaine family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: including many of the name who migrated to the New World from the mid 17th century onward.

Contemporary Notables of the name Capitaine (post 1700) +

Capitaine Georges Edme Charles Marie Pelletier-Doisy (1892-1953), French World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories and awarded the Légion d'honneur and the Croix de guerre

Sources +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/