Lanciau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Lanciau

The noble surname Lanciau originated in the region of Maine, in France. Lanciau is a topographic surname, which is a type of hereditary surname. Topographic names were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between individuals and their homelands, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, people who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original villages, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.

Early Origins of the Lanciau family

Early History of the Lanciau family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lanciau research. The years 1813, 1847, 1850, 1852 and 1854 are included under the topic Early Lanciau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lanciau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lanciault, Lance, Lalance, Lancelle, Lancel, Lancelin, Lanciaux, Lancette and many more.

Early Notables of the Lanciau family

a Lancelin, born in Laval in the eighteenth century, who was a poet. Adolphe-Etienne Lance, born in Littry (Calvados) in 1813, was an architect. He worked with Mr. Visconti and in 1847 founded 'le Monteur des Architectes' and contributed numerous articles on the arts and archaeology to the magazine 'Siècle'. In 1850 he became...
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