Show ContentsDaumont History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Daumont, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Daumont, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Picardy. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Daumont family derived its surname from the place-name Aumont, which was in the province of Picardy.

Early Origins of the Daumont family

The surname Daumont was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where the family has been recorded from ancient times.

Early History of the Daumont family

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Daumont Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Aumont, Aumons, Aumond, Aumant, Aumand, Aumans, Aumonts, Aumonds, Aumants, Aumands, Auxmont, Auxmons, Auxmond, Auxmant, Auxmand, Auxmans, Auxmonts, Auxmonds, Auxmants, Auxmands and many more.

Early Notables of the Daumont family

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Daumont Ranking

In France, the name Daumont is the 9,128th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Daumont family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jas Aumont settled in Philadelphia in 1840.


Contemporary Notables of the name Daumont (post 1700) +

  • Louis Marie Guy d'Aumont de Rochebaron, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Louis d'Aumont. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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