Dechant History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The majestic region of Picardy in France was the place of origin of the prestigious surname Dechant. Dechant is a topographic surname, which is a form of hereditary surname, and was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. The surname Dechant is derived from the Old French word "champ," which means field, and literally means "of the fields."

Early Origins of the Dechant family

The surname Dechant was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where the family was first established, and expanded to become one of the more notable names in the region.

The name was also seen in the town of Poitou, located in west-central France, by two aldermans in 1412 and 1422. 1

The French name originally came to Canada with Jean-Baptiste, born in 1646, son of Jean, Lord of Sandes. 1

Early History of the Dechant family

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Dechant Spelling Variations

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Early Notables of the Dechant family

Notable amongst the family name at this period was Samuel de Champlain, born in Saintonge in 1567, who was sent to the New World by King Henry IV, discovered Canada, then known as "la Nouvelle-France", and founded Quebec City in 1608; Eustache Deschamps (1340-1406), medieval French poet, received lessons in versification from Guillaume de Machaut and later studied law at Orleans University, traveled through Europe as a diplomatic messenger for Charles V, His estate was pillaged by the English, in consequence of which he continuously abuses them in his many poems, wrote as many as 1,175 ballades, and he is sometimes...
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Dechant Ranking

In the United States, the name Dechant is the 18,268^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Dechant migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dechant Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jacob Wilhelm Dechant, aged 22, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1805 3
Jakob Wilhelm Dechant, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1805 3
Jk William Dechant, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1810 3
Jacob William Dechant, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1810 3
Leonhard Dechant, 27, who arrived in New York, New York in 1856
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Contemporary Notables of the name Dechant (post 1700) +

Anne E. DeChant, American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist, bets known for her work with Odd Girl Out
Ed DeChant, American Democratic politician, Member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1949-1968)
Virgil C. Dechant (b. 1930), American 12th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus (1977-2000), he escorted President George W. Bush to the funeral of Pope John Paul II
Charles "Mr. Casual" DeChant, American saxophone and keyboard player, best known for his work with the multi-platinum selling recording artists Hall & Oates
Jennifer DeChant, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 2004, 2008; Member of Democratic National Committee from Maine, 2008 4

Citations +

Hozier, Charles D, and Antoine Bachelin-Delforenne. État présent De La Noblesse française (1883-1887): Contenant Le Distionnaire De La Noblesse Contemporaine Et Larmorial général De France, Dapres Les Manuscrits De Ch. D Hozier. Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html