Degrace History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Etymology of Degrace

What does the name Degrace mean?

The Degrace surname is of uncertain origins and may have arisen independently from different sources; some instances of the name are thought to derive from the place name La Grâce, in Marne.

Early Origins of the Degrace family

The surname Degrace was first found in Provence, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Degrace family

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Degrace Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grasse, Grase, Gresse, Grese, Gras, Le Grasse, Du Grasse, Du Gras, DeGrace, Degrace and many more.

Early Notables of the Degrace family

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Migration of the Degrace family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Grasse settled in Philadelphia in 1848; George Grass settled in Philadelphia in 1752; Jacob Grass settled in Philadelphia in 1752; Joseph Grass settled in Philadelphia in 1752.

Contemporary Notables of the name Degrace (post 1700) +

Floyd P. DeGrace, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives from Bay County, 1948 1
Floyd J. DeGrace, American politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives, 1942, 1946, 1950, 1960 2
Jean-Camille DeGrâce (1941-2023), Canadian educator and politician who represented Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1995 to 1999

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html