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Early Origins of the De'la'court family

The surname De'la'court was first found in Brittany.

Early History of the De'la'court family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our De'la'court research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1026, 1096, 1357, 1381, 1564, 1681, 1686, 1687, 1706, 1711, 1768 and 1828 are included under the topic Early De'la'court History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

De'la'court Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lecours, Lecourt, Lecourtier, Lecourtois, Le Cours, Le Court, Le Courtier and many more.

Early Notables of the De'la'court family

an individual of the house of Lecourt, such as François, lord of Béru, who reaffirmed his nobility in 1686, and was father of Etienne, Cavalier of Saint-Lazare in 1687. Etienne's son was Edme, Lieutenant-colonel, Cavalier of Saint-Louis, whose son in turn was Etienne-Nicolas, Cavalier of Saint-Lazare, captain of the Royal Chivalry. Pierre-François Lecourrayer, born in 1681 in Rouen, was a theologian...
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De'la'court Ranking

In France, the name De'la'court is the 3,905th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the De'la'court family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 240 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Most came during the nineteenth century, but a few immigrated earlier, such as Michel Lecourt, who married in Quebec in 1667.


Contemporary Notables of the name De'la'court (post 1700) +

  • Charles George Percy Delacourt -Smith, PC, JP (1917-1972), Baron Delacourt-Smith, a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician
  • Margaret Rosalind Delacourt -Smith, JP (1916-2010), Baroness Delacourt-Smith of Alteryn, née HandoLady Delacourt-Smith, a British Labour politician
  • Marianne Delacourt (b. 1961), pseudonym of Marianne de Pierres, an Australian science fiction author
  • Susan Delacourt, Canadian award-winning political journalist


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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