Du may History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Du may family

The surname Du may was first found in Languedoc where this distinguished family held a family seat in the seigneurie of Le Mas in the arrondissement of d'Auriol where they were located several centuries before their official registry in 1487.

Some of the family branched to Marveille, Cultures, Souster, and Brugayrolles, in that same south-western province and to Limousin, and Ronnais, where they held a family seat at l'Isle. One branch was elevated to the nobility in Pays d'Aunis on the west coast of France, as the Comtes Dumas. This branch moved to île-de France. They also branched to Lorraine and Maine.

Pierre Dumas, born in 1669, son of Pierre and Isabelle, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in the Canadian province of Quebec he married Marie Verreau, daughter of Barthelemi and Marthe, at Château-Richer on 16th February 1699. They remained together in Quebec until Marie's death on 25th February 1703. 1

Early History of the Du may family

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Du may Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dumas, Dumais, Dumay, Dumat, Le Dumas, Dumets and others.

Early Notables of the Du may family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Jeanne Dumée (died 1706), a French astronomer and author. Pierre Benoît Dumas (1668-1745) was the French Governor General for Pondichéry and Réunion. Predecessor of La Bourdonnais on the Isles and Dupleix in the Indies, Dumas hailed from Southern France. There is still a street in Pondicherry named after him. Charles William Frédéric Dumas (1721-1796) was a man of letters living in the Dutch Republic who served as an American diplomat during the American Revolution. Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, known as Alexandre Dumas (1762-1806), was a French general in Revolutionary France. Along with Toussaint...
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Du may Ranking

In France, the name Du may is the 3,257^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2

Du may migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Du may Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Lewis Dumay, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1811

Du may migration to Canada +