| ![Show Contents]() Georgin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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France
Etymology of GeorginWhat does the name Georgin mean? The name Georgin was spawned from the landscape of northern France known as Normandy during the Middle Ages. It comes from the Old French form of George. Early Origins of the Georgin familyThe surname Georgin was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy. Early History of the Georgin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Georgin research. Another 20 words (1 lines of text) covering the year 1571 is included under the topic Early Georgin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Georgin Spelling VariationsChanges of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Georgin, including Jore, Joret, Joreau, Joriau, Joriaux, Jorin, Jorel, Jori, Jory, Jorry, Jorre, Jorret, Jorioz and many more. Early Notables of the Georgin familyAnother 39 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Georgin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Georgin migration to the United States | + |
French settlers came early to North American, following in the wake of the explorers, and creating New France. Quebec City, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain is said to have been the first American site founded as a permanent settlement, rather than as just a commercial outpost. But emigration was slow, in 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 French people in Quebec, and by 1663, when the region was officially made The Royal Colony of New France, by Louis XIV, there still only around 500 settlers. Over 2,000 would arrive during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted immigrants, both noble and commoner from France. By 1675, there were around 7000 French in the colony, and by that same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Despite the loss of the Colony to England, the French people flourished in Lower Canada. Among settlers to North America of the Georgin surname were
Georgin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Christina Georgin, aged 20, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
- Thorodea Georgin, aged 45, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
- 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)
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