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Early Origins of the Genereux family

The surname Genereux was first found in Poitou.

Early History of the Genereux family

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Genereux Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Genereux, Généreux, Generés and many more.

Early Notables of the Genereux family

Louis Generés, a religious sculptor. His style is one of the best examples of baroque roussillonnais art which existed during the second half of the seventeenth century. Born into a family of sculptors and painters, Generés worked under Lazare Tremullas in Perpignan, before the annexation of Roussillon by France (1659). For Generés, the retable was a veritable monument built in the choir of...
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Genereux Ranking

Quebec, Canada, the name Genereux is the 758th most popular surname. 1


Genereux migration to the United States +



Genereux Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Flavien Genereux, aged 45, originally from Montreal, Canada, arrived in New York in 1914 aboard the ship "Potsdam" from Rotterdam, Netherlands 2
  • Albert E. Genereux, aged 24, arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Bartholomew" from Guantanamo 2
  • Flavien Genereux, aged 52, originally from Montreal, Canada, arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "France" from Le Havre, France 2
  • Xavier Genereux, aged 55, originally from Montreal, Canada, arrived in New York in 1924 aboard the ship "Paris" from Le Havre, France 2

Genereux migration to Canada +

Genereux Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Pierre Genereux was married in Champlain, Quebec in 1699
Genereux Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Geneviève Genereux married in Adhémer, Quebec in 1720

Contemporary Notables of the name Genereux (post 1700) +

  • Jacques Généreux (b. 1956), French economist, politician and reader of economics at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
  • Bernard Généreux (b. 1962), Canadian politician, Member of the Canadian Parliament for Montmagny-L'Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup (2015-)
  • Jean-Marc Généreux (b. 1962), French Canadian ballroom dance champion, choreographer and television personality from Longueuil, Quebec
  • George Patrick Genereux (1935-1989), Canadian gold medal winning trap shooter at the 1952 Summer Olympics and physician from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy in 1952, inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame


  1. "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
  2. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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