De caires History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Noble surnames, such as De caires, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name De caires, 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.

Early Origins of the De caires family

The surname De caires was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie.)

Early History of the De caires family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our De caires research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1380, 1425, 1454, 1554, 1559, 1562, 1572, 1636, 1645, 1650, 1658, 1664, 1673, 1688, 1696, 1780, 1811, 1825, and 1864 are included under the topic Early De caires History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

De caires Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cail, Calhau, Caillou, Cailloux, Caillouet, Caillaret, De Caillaret, Caillette, Callier, Caillé, Caillot, Caillet, Caillat, Cailliat, Cailliot, Caillau, Caillaud, Caillaux, Cailleaux, Caillard, Cailleteau, Cailleton, Caillotin, Caille, la Caille, Caill, Caillebot, Caillemer, Cayer, Cayart, Caye, Cayeu, Cayeux and many more.

Early Notables of the De caires family (pre 1700)

Notable amongst the family name at this period was Jean Cayart, born in La Capelle in 1645 who was an engineer; the Caillau family produced two principal county magistrates of Mans in 1658 and 1664, councilors of this city, three lawyers at the Parisian parliament, and many officers; the name Caillaux was distinguished in Berry, where there was a principal county magistrate of Brouges in 1650; of the same name were some magistrates of Nantes in 1636 and 1650. The Cailhaut of La Theysserie of Nantes produced a member of the sovereign council of New France (Canada), who died in 1673...
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Migration of the De caires family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 20 settlers of the lineage who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among early immigrants were Catherine Cayer, who married in Quebec in 1730.

Contemporary Notables of the name De caires (post 1700) +

Bruno Ricardo Mendonça de de Caires (b. 1976), Portuguese retired footballer
David de Caires (1937-2008), Guyanese solicitor and founder and Editor-in-Chief of Stabroek News
Francis Ignatius "Frank" de Caires (1909-1959), British Guianese cricketer who played three Test matches for West Indies in the 1930s