Faramond History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England
• France

Etymology of Faramond

The Faramond surname was derived from the Germanic elements "fara," meaning "journey" and "mund," or "protection." This was the name of a semi-legendary 5th-century king of the Franks.

Early Origins of the Faramond family

Early History of the Faramond family

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Faramond Spelling Variations

The many different spellings of French surnames can be partially explained by the use of local dialects and by the influence of other languages during the early development of the French language. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Faramond is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Faramond, Faramonde, Framond, Pharamon, Fremond, Framont, Farémond, Faramondie, Framondie, Pharmond, Fremont, Pharmont, Fremonds, Farémont, Framondy, Pharamont, Pharamonde, Pharamons, Pharamond, Faramons, Faramont, Faramondes, Le Faramond, Le Framont, La Framonte, Le Faramont, Le Faramont, Le Faramons, Le Pharmond, Le Pharmont, Le Fremonds, Le Fremond, Le Fremont, Le Fremont, Le Fremon, Le Farémont, Le Farémond, Le Farémons, La Pharamonde, Les Pharamondes and many more.

Early Notables of the Faramond family

• Jean IV, Count of Faramond, Knight, Baron and Lord in the 1660s

Migration of the Faramond family

Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Faramond were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Faramond were Lewis Fremond, who settled in Maryland in 1633; Lewis Fremond settled in Maryland in 1634; Lewis Fremonds settled in Maryland in 1633; Lewis Fremonds settled in Maryland in 1634.