Dufay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Dufay family

The surname Dufay was first found in Périgord, where this renowned family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Dufay family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dufay research. Another 309 words (22 lines of text) covering the years 1397, 1474, 1484, 1622, 1646, 1656, 1684, 1712, 1774, 1792, 1794, 1799, 1800, 1816, 1827, 1831, 1852, 1872 and 1904 are included under the topic Early Dufay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dufay Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chaulnes, Chaulne, Cholnes, De Chaulne, Les Chaulnes, Des Chaulnes, Le Chaulne, Les Cholnes, Des Cholnes, Chaunes, Chounes, Choulnes, Chaullnes, Chauln, Chollens, Choullens, Choullnes, Chaulens, Chaullins, Cholines, Cholens, de Fages, Fages, Fage, Fauges and many more.

Early Notables of the Dufay family

Notable amongst the name at this time was

Guillaume de Fages, Lord of Tauriès; Guillaume Dufay (Du Fay, Du Fayt; c. 1397-1474), was a Dutch composer of the early Renaissance; and Raymond Lafage (1656-1684), a Baroque French artist, best known...

Dufay Ranking

In France, the name Dufay is the 3,016^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Dufay migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dufay Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Edouard Dufay, aged 41, who arrived in Missouri in 1849 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Dufay (post 1700) +

Jean Claude Barthélemy Dufay (1896-1967), French astronomer
Marie-Marguerite Dufay (b. 1949), French politician, the incumbent president of the Franche-Comté Regional Council
Richard Marc "Rick" Dufay (b. 1952), French guitarist, best known for his stint with Aerosmith (1980-1984)

Citations +

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