| ![Show Contents]() Commeau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of CommeauWhat does the name Commeau mean? The enchanting region of Bourgoigne was the historical homeland of the prominent surname Commeau. Commeau is a topographic surname, which is a type of hereditary surname. These were 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 Commeau familyThe surname Commeau was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this family was established in earlier times. The family can be traced back to Guiot Comeau, who was qualified as a lord and recipient of Pouilly-en-Auxois in 1520. His son, Claude Comeau, had among other children, a son, Jean Ier, a criminal lieutenant-general in the bailiwick of Dijon, and another son, Jean, a man-at-arms in the company of the Count of Charnay, then a house marshal in the company of Souhey, who was ennobled in 1603 and who became the father of the family branches of la Serrée and Thoisy. Antoine Comeau was chancellor of la Sainte-Chapelle, an advisory clerk in 1630, Lord Chancellor in the parliament of Dijon and lord of Pont-de-Vaux from 1671 to 1679. Another member of the family, Claude, was a ordinary gentleman in the King's court. Some members of this important family also established themselves in other regions of France, especially in Normandy, where they stayed at de Commeaux, a seigniory established in 1740 for De Langheac. The family formed alliances with other important families, such as the Colombet, Colard, Morin, Jant, Jacob, Cochet, Brocard and the Valon families. Jean Comeau, son of Pierre and Rose, settled in Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Acadia he married Françoise Hebert, daughter of Étienne and Marie, at Port-Royal in 1679. 1 Early History of the Commeau familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Commeau research. The years 1643, 1659 and 1682 are included under the topic Early Commeau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Commeau Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Comeau, Commeau, Comeaux, Commeaux, Comot, Commot, Comaud, Commaud, Comault and many more. Early Notables of the Commeau familyAnother 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Commeau Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Commeau Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Baptiste Commeau, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1763 with his wife and his two children
- Benoit Commeau, who settled in New Orleans in 1785 with his wife, his son and his four daughters
- Benoit Commeau, aged 48, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1785 2
- Charles Commeau, aged 37, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1785 2
- Marie Commeau, aged 40, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1785 2
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- Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
- 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)
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