Juneau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The French name Juneau was first used in the province of Auvergne. It was a name for someone who lived in Auvergne.

Early Origins of the Juneau family

The surname Juneau was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France.

Early History of the Juneau family

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Juneau Spelling Variations

French surnames were subject to numerous alterations in spelling because of the various cultural groups that inhabited specific regions. Eventually, each region possessed its own local dialect of the French language. The early development of the French language, however, was also influenced by other languages. For example, Old French was infused with Germanic words and sounds when barbarian tribes invaded and settled in France after the fall of the Roman Empire. Middle French also borrowed heavily from the Italian language during the Renaissance. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Juneau is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Juneau, Jeune, Jeunet, Jeuneau, Jeuniau, Jouneau, Jouniau, Jonet, Jonnet, Jonneau, Jonniau, Jonneret, Jonnart, Jeunesse, Jonin and many more.

Early Notables of the Juneau family

Notable amongst the family was Jean-Andoche Junot, duke of Abrantès, born in 1771, who was a French general. In 1793 Bonaparte promoted him to officer and made him his aide-de-camp. He would become a General in 1801, colonel-general of the Hussards in 1804, ambassador to Lisbon in 1804, Governour-General of Parme-et-Plaisance in 1806, and commander of the Portuguese Army. Laurie Permon, Dame Junot, was duchess of Abrantès. She married Junot in 1800 and is known for her published work of Napoleon's memoirs, a document which is a...
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Juneau Ranking

In the United States, the name Juneau is the 14,284^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Juneau is ranked the 791^st most popular surname. 2

Juneau migration to the United States +

France finally gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the 1700s. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Juneau were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Juneau were

Juneau Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Juneau, who landed in South Carolina in 1755 3

Juneau migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Juneau Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Pierre Juneau married in Quebec in 1654
Pierre Juneau, son of Jean and Marie, who married Madeleine Duval, daughter of Pierre and Jeanne, in Quebec on 30th August 1654 4
Jean Juneau, son of Clément and Catherine, who married Anne Vuideau, daughter of Jacques and Marie, in Quebec on 26th February 1663 4
Marie Juneau married in 1686 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Jean Juneau married in Pointe-aux-Trembles in 1690
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Juneau Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jean-Baptiste Juneau, son of Jean-Pierre and Geneviève, who married Marie-Françoise Gingras, daughter of Charles and Françoise, in Saint-Augustin, Quebec on 7th November 1721 4
Barthélemi Juneau, son of Jean-Pierre and Geneviève, who married Marie-Louise Gilbert, daughter of Etienne and Marguerite, in Quebec on 19th October 1723 4
Charles Juneau, son of Jean-Pierre and Geneviève, who married Marie-Madeleine Baribaud, daughter of Louis and Madeleine, in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec on 2nd May 1727 4
Jean-Baptiste Juneau, son of Augustin and Élisabeth, who married Marguerite Baribeau, daughter of Jean and Marguerite, in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Quebec on 9th February 1728 4
François Juneau, son of Jean-Pierre and Geneviève, who married Marie-Josephte Jean, daughter of Jean-Nicolas and Marie-Madeleine, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 18th July 1729 4
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Contemporary Notables of the name Juneau (post 1700) +

Michael Joseph Juneau (1962-2023), American jurist, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (2022-2023)
Cory Juneau (b. 1999), American skateboarder, competed in men's park events at several X Games, winning bronze in 2017 and finishing ninth in 2018 and 2019. He competed in the men's park event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he won bronze
William J. "Bill" Juneau (1879-1949), American football player and coach, grandnephew of Solomon Juneau
Stan Juneau, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 2000, 2004 5
Solomon Juneau (1793-1856), American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1835-43; Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1846-47 5
Carol Juneau (b. 1945), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Montana State House of Representatives, 1999-; Member of Democratic National Committee from Montana, 2004 5
Denis Juneau (b. 1925), Quebec artist
Pierre Juneau PC OC MSRC (1922-2012), Canadian film and broadcast executive, the first chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and later president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Soloman Laurent Juneau (1793-1856), French Canadian fur trader and founder of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, eponym of the SS Solomon Juneau, a Liberty ship
Joseph "Joe" Juneau (b. 1968), Canadian professional silver medalist hockey player who played from 1991 to 2004
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Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html