Henaud History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Henaud

Noble surnames, such as Henaud, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Henaud, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful Ile de France region. 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 Henaud family originally derived its surname from the name of the place in Isle of France,where the family was found since the early Middle Ages.

Early Origins of the Henaud family

Early History of the Henaud family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Henaud research. Another 35 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1611, 1705, 1810, 1812, 1861, 1885, 1906, 1913, 1945 and 1965 are included under the topic Early Henaud History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Henaud Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Henard, Hénard, Henaud, Hénaud, Henault, Hénault, De Henault, De Henard and many more.

Early Notables of the Henaud family

Charles-Jean-François Henault, born in 1705, who became councillor with the Parisian parliament and later became involved in theatre, for which he wrote a tragedy, some comedies, a ballet, and a historical drama. Julien-Antoine Henard, born in Fontainebleau in 1812, was an architect; the Heneault family was one of painters, such as Antoine, born in Lyon in 1810, who left behind many portraits and still life paintings; Louis-Casimir, of this family, showed his portraits and lithographs at the Salon of Paris from 1861 to 1885; also of this family was Jules, a drawer...
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Migration of the Henaud family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 100 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among them, an individual with the surname of Hénault des Rivaux was Governor of Montreal in 1684.