| ![Show Contents]() Delaporte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of DelaporteWhat does the name Delaporte mean? Noble surnames, such as Delaporte, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Delaporte, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of France. 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. The Delaporte family originally lived near a door or gate of particular interest, such as the gates to a fortified city or a unusually large or unique door. The name Delaporte is derived from the Old French words "la" and "porte," which mean "the" and "door" respectively. Early Origins of the Delaporte familyThe surname Delaporte was first found in Berry, a former province until 1790 when it became a region in central France where this distinguished family held a family seat in d'Ysserteux, and were members of the aristocratic families of the region. In the same region of Berry they also branched to Riants. The family moved north into Brittany at Kerduault, and to L'Estang and to Cree'Hanton in Brittany. They became the Barons de Vezins in that region. At Crozon in Brittany they became elevated to the nobility as the Comtes de Crozon. They also branched to Dauphiné to the south east, to Anjou (Vellade), to Perigord (Lubignac), and Theil in Poitou. They also branched south to Guyenne. The Marquis de la Porte eventually became the Comtes d'Hust and held a family seat in the west of France at Saintonge, Angoumois and Perigord. Jacques Laporte, born in 1621, travelled from Perche, France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Nicole Duchesne, born in 1641, at Montreal in 1657. 1 Early History of the Delaporte familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Delaporte research. The years 1602, 1664, 1675, 1704, 1741, 1749, 1768, 1773, 1782 and 1818 are included under the topic Early Delaporte History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Delaporte Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Laport, Laporte, De La Porte, LaPort, LaPorte, Laporter, Laportere, Laporterie, Lapotre, Port, Porte, Porter, Portere, Porterie, Potre and many more. Early Notables of the Delaporte familyNotable amongst the family at this time was Charles de La Porte (1602-1664), a French nobleman and general, Marquis and later Duke of La Meilleraye and Duke of Rethel; and Roland Laporte (1675-1704), a French Protestant (Camisard) leader, also known as Roland.Jean-Pierre Duport (1741-1818) was a French cellist, born at Paris, Nov. 27, 1741. Considered the best pupil of Berthaut. Soon achieved a great reputation in Paris, but after 10 years of success started on a lengthened tour through England and Spain, and finally in 1773, on the invitation of Frederick the Great, settled at Berlin as first cello in the...
Another 136 words (10 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Delaporte Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Delaporte RankingIn France, the name Delaporte is the 528th most popular surname with an estimated 8,669 people with that name. 2
| Delaporte migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Delaporte Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Augustus DeLaPorte, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1847 3
- Agnes Delaporte, who settled in America, in 1892
- Emile Delaporte, aged 32, who landed in America from Southampton, in 1896
- Fanny Delaporte, aged 30, who landed in America from Southampton, in 1896
Delaporte Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Eugene Delaporte, aged 11, who immigrated to the United States from Geneve, in 1901
- Edward Delaporte, aged 23, who settled in America from Paris, in 1905
- Eleano Delaporte, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States from London, in 1906
- Joaquina Delaporte, aged 30, who settled in America from Paris, France, in 1914
- Louis Delaporte, aged 24, who settled in America from Paris, France, in 1914
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| Delaporte migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Delaporte Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Jacques DeLaporte, who arrived in Montreal in 1655
- Louis DeLaporte, who landed in Montreal in 1662
| Contemporary Notables of the name Delaporte (post 1700) | + |
- Darroll DeLaPorte (b. 1903), American NFL football player
- Reverend Philip Adam Delaporte, German born American Protestant missionary
- Augustus W. Delaporte, American politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1932 4
- Sophie Delaporte (b. 1971), French fashion photographer and artist
- Louis Delaporte (1842-1925), French explorer and artist
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- 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, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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