Show ContentsChicoyneau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The prestigious surname Chicoyneau comes from the majestic region of Dauphiné, in France. Chicoyneau is a topographic surname, a form of hereditary surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.

Early Origins of the Chicoyneau family

The surname Chicoyneau was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this eminent family was anciently seated.

Early History of the Chicoyneau family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chicoyneau research. Another 125 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1672, 1693, 1731, 1776, 1794, 1834, 1881, 1887, 1899 and 1920 are included under the topic Early Chicoyneau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chicoyneau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chicoine, Chicoyne, Chicoineau, Chicoyneau, Chicoinot, Chicoynot, Chicoinaud, Chicoynaud, Chicoinaut, Chicoynaut, Chicoinaux, Chicoynaux, Chicoinas, Chicoynas, Chicoinard, Chicoynard, Chicoinet and many more.

Early Notables of the Chicoyneau family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Jean-Baptiste-Absinthe Chicoyneau (1794-1881), Baron of La Valette, and Joseph-Octave Chicoyneau, baron of La Valette, the son of the former and of Camille Dubois de Villiers...

Migration of the Chicoyneau family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre Chicoine, who married Madeleine Chrétien in Montreal in 1670; Pierre Chicoine, who married Marie-Anne Bétourné in Montreal in 1700.



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