Garneau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Etymology of Garneau

What does the name Garneau mean?

The Garneau family originally derived its surname from the seigneury of Garneau in the region of Poitou. 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 often denoted the proprietorship of a village or estate; in other instances they indicated where a person had moved from.

Early Origins of the Garneau family

The surname Garneau was first found in Poitou where they held a family seat in the honor of the seigneury of Garneau in the region of Saintonge in the diocese of Saintes in the parliament of Bordeaux.

Early History of the Garneau family

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Garneau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Garnaud, Garnault, Garneau, Garneault, Garineau, Garinaud, Garino, Garinois, Garinot, Garnot, Garnoux, Le Garnaud, Legarnaud, Le Garnault, Legarnault, Le Garneau and many more.

Early Notables of the Garneau family

Garneau of Poitou

Garneau World Ranking

the United States, the name Garneau is the 15,509^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Garneau is ranked the 771^st most popular surname with an estimated 6,956 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Garneau is the 335^th popular surname. 3

Garneau migration to Canada +

Garneau Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Louis Garneau, son of Pierre and Jeanne, who married Marie Mazoué, daughter of Etienne and Marie, in Quebec on 23rd July 1663 4
François Garneau, son of Louis and Marie, who married Louise Carreau, daughter of Louis and Jeanne, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 7th February 1689 4
Louis Garneau, son of Louis and Marie, who married Marie-Anne Huot, daughter of Mathurin and Marie, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 14th April 1692 4
Jean Garneau, son of Louis and Marie, who married Louise Huot, daughter of Mathurin and Marie, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 8th April 1698 4

Garneau Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jacques Garneau, son of Louis and Marie, who married Angélique Trudel, daughter of Pierre and Françoise, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 6th October 1701 4
Louis Garneau, son of Louis and Marie, who married Catherine Soulard, daughter of Jean and Catherine, in Beauport, Quebec on 25th June 1705 4
Louis Garneau, son of Louis and Marie-Anne, who married Geneviève Vésinat, daughter of François and Marie, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 10th April 1714 4
François Garneau, son of François and Louise, who married Marie Quentin, daughter of Louis and Marie, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 7th November 1718 4
Pierre Garneau, son of Jacques and Angélique, who married Marie-Madeleine Huot, daughter of Jean and Madeleine, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 10th September 1726 4
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Garneau Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Harriet Garneau, who was on record in the 1871 census of Ontario, Canada

Contemporary Notables of the name Garneau (post 1700) +

Dustin Thomas Garneau (b. 1987), American Major League Baseball catcher from San Pedro, California who has played since 2015
Chris Garneau (b. 1982), American singer-songwriter
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau PC CC CD (1949-2025), Canadian Armed Forces officer, astronaut and politician, served as a naval officer before being selected as an astronaut as part of the 1983 NRC Group, first Canadian in space on October 5, 1984, and flew on three Space Shuttle mission, president of the Canadian Space Agency (2001-2005) entered politics, elected to the House of Commons in 2008, serving as a Montreal-area member of Parliament until 2023, served as minister of foreign affairs in 2021, minister of transport (2015-2021)
Richard Garneau CM CQ (1930-2013), Canadian sports journalist and writer in Quebec
François-Xavier Garneau (1809-1866), Quebec historian and poet, Garneau's three-volume "Histoire du Canada" described the early pioneering history of Canadian settlers, he was descended from an old French family from the diocese of Poitiers 5
Louis Garneau OC, CQ (b. 1958), Canadian road racing and track cyclist and cyclewear manufacturer

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020