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France Early Origins of the Gignac familyThe surname Gignac was first found in Brittany (French: Bretagne). The name has also been found in the regions of Burgundy, Gascony, and Languedoc. Early History of the Gignac familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gignac research. More information is included under the topic Early Gignac History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gignac Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gignac and others. Early Notables of the Gignac familyMore information is included under the topic Early Gignac Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gignac RankingIn Quebec, Canada, the name Gignac is the 534th most popular surname. 1
Gignac migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Gignac Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- L Gignac, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
Gignac migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Gignac Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Marie Gignac, who was married in Quebec in 1739
- Jacques Gignac married in 1741 in Batiscan, Quebec
- Guillaume Gignac married in 1751 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec
- Catherine Gignac lived in Guyard in 1758
- Marie-Anne Gignac married in Soulanges in 1762
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Gignac Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Lazare Gignac was a miller in Portneuf in 1861
- Laurent Gignac was a butcher in l'Assomption in 1871
- Augustin Gignac was a hunter and farmer in Yamachiche in 1871
- Hilaire Gignac was a carpenter in St-Emilie in 1871
- Pierre Gignac was a farmer in Cap-Sante in 1871
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Contemporary Notables of the name Gignac (post 1700) | + |
- André-Pierre Gignac (b. 1985), French professional football player
- Fernand Gignac (1934-2006), French Canadian singer and actor
- Marie Gignac CM, French Canadian two-time Genie Award-nominated actress
- Marguerite Gignac, Canadian National Film Board executive
- Jean-Paul Gignac, French Canadian industrial executive and lives in Shawinigan
- Jacques Gignac, French Canadian man of letters and a diplomat, born in Shawinigan, Quebec, who lives in Ottawa
- Francis T Gignac, author who wrote "A Grammar of the Greek Papyri of the Roman and Byzantine Periods"
- Rodrigue Gignac, writer, and author of the novels "Suite..." and "Opale"
- "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
- 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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