Fredette Surname History

Origins Available:
France

Early Origins of the Fredette family

The surname Fredette was first found in Poitou.

The name Fredol is cited as early as the ninth century, with a bishop of Narbonne who was mentioned in a letter from Pope Leon IV, dated circa 852. Beranger de Fredol was bishop of Maguelone in the thirteenth century; Cardinal Beranger I de Fredol was born at the chateau of La Vérune, near the town of Montpelier, around 1250. André de Fredol was bishop of Maguelone and in 1308 was elected bishop of Uzès; Arnaud Fredeti was named bishop of Couserans in 1309; Beranger II de Fredol was elected bishop of Béziers in 1309 and became cardinal; Guillaume de Fredol was named bishop of Béziers in 1313.

Early History of the Fredette family

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Fredette Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fredet, Fredin, Fredon, Fredot, Fredeval, Fredevaux, Fredonnet, Ferdonnet, Fredol, Fredeti, Fredou, Fredette and many more.

Early Notables of the Fredette family

Jean-Martial Fredou, born in 1710, was the first painter of the Monsieur, and is known mainly for his portraits of the count of Provence and the Duke of Berry, which are housed at Versailles; Alfred Fredet was an industrialist in 1829; Gilbert-Edmont Fredet was a doctor and professor...
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Fredette Ranking

the United States, the name Fredette is the 6,762^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Fredette migration to Canada +

Fredette Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Basilisse Fredette married in 1783 in St-Ours, Quebec

Fredette Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Gédéon Fredette worked in St-Johns, Newfoundland in 1871 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Fredette (post 1700) +

James Taft "Jimmer" Fredette (b. 1989), American professional NBA basketball player for the New York Knicks, National Player of the Year, winner of the Wooden Award, the Naismith Award, the Adolph Rupp Trophy and the Oscar Robertson Trophy
Kenneth W. Fredette (b. 1964), American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 2008 3
James Taft "Jimmer" Fredette (b. 1989), American professional basketball player
Richard Fredette, American actor, best known for his role in the movie "Little Man Tate"
Ulric O. Fredette, American politician, Mayor of Gardner, Massachusetts, 1954-55 4
Leo A. Fredette, American politician, Mayor of East Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1953-55 4

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html