Dauphinais History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The prestigious surname Dauphinais comes from the majestic region of Dauphiné, in France. Dauphinais 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 Dauphinais family

The surname Dauphinais was first found in Dauphine.

Early History of the Dauphinais family

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Dauphinais Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dauphin, Dauphinais, Dauphin, Delphin, Dalphin and many more.

Early Notables of the Dauphinais family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Charles-Claude Dauphin, who was a painter in Lorraine during the seventeenth century. His masters were his father, Olivier Dauphin, a painter and engraver, and Simon Vouet. He established himself in Italy and became court attaché to the duke of Savoy. Barthelemy-Victor Dauphin, born in Drôme in 1742, was a law professor at the University of Valence; Joseph-Alexis Dauphin was a general in 1817; Caisimir Dauphin learned Arabic and went to Egypt, where he settled as director of the schools of Alexandria, and in 1820 became inspector of...
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Dauphinais migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dauphinais Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Edouard Dauphinais worked in 1836 in Quebec
Pierre Dauphinais worked in Lanoraie, Quebec in 1861

Contemporary Notables of the name Dauphinais (post 1700) +

François-Xavier Genthon dit Dauphinais (1815-1889), Canadian politician in Manitoba of Métis descent who was a member of the Provisional Government of Assiniboia (1871-1876)