Heneault History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• France

Etymology of Heneault

Noble surnames, such as Heneault, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Heneault, 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 Heneault 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 Heneault family

Early History of the Heneault family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Heneault 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 Heneault History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Heneault 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 Heneault family

• the Heneault family was one of painters, such as Antoine, born in Lyon in 1810, who left behind many portraits and still life paintings

Migration of the Heneault 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.