| ![Show Contents]() Freneau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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France
Etymology of FreneauWhat does the name Freneau mean? Noble surnames, such as Freneau, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Freneau, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Bourgoigne. 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 Freneau family originally lived in the village of Fresne, in the province of Bourgoigne. Early Origins of the Freneau familyThe surname Freneau was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family held a family seat in early times. This family can be traced back to Thibaut, the lord of Fresnes, who was in the service of the duke of Burgundy with eight horsemen, in 1358. The members of this family also settled in other regions of France. One branch was formed in Fresnières, a village in the department of Oise, in the district of Compiègne, in Picardy. Some members of the different family branches became prominent through their contributions to their respective communities. Claude de Fresne was the lord of Fresne and of Fleurey, in 1472. Among his descendents were: Étienne, a knight of Malte, the commander of Vaufranche, in Berry, during the 16th century; Chrétien, the captain of one hundred men-at-arms, who was killed during the battle at Saint-Quintin; François, the captain of Montbard; another François, a battle marshal in 1652, a captain of the Château of Montreal; and René, a sea captain, who was married in 1689. The family became even more prominent through alliances with other important families of the day, such as the Thiron, the Languet, the Chalon, the Viesse and the la Loge families. Early History of the Freneau familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Freneau research. The year 1694 is included under the topic Early Freneau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Freneau Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lafrenière, Lafrenierre, Lafrennière, Lefrenier, Frenier, Frener, Frenet, Frenais, Frenaison, Frenois, la Fresnaye, Fresnay and many more. Early Notables of the Freneau familyAnother 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Freneau Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Freneau migration to the United States | + |
Freneau Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Andre Freneau, who landed in America in 1702 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Freneau (post 1700) | + |
- Algernon Freneau Hodges, American politician, Member of Georgia State House of Representatives from Sumter County, 1929-32 2
- 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 2016, May 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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