Show ContentsLanglinais History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Langlinais family's name is derived from that coastal landscape of Medieval France known as Normandy. Their name originated with an early member who was a Norman resident of English extraction. The name Langlois refers to the Angles, a race who once inhabited England, and after whom the country is named. Rendered l'Anglais in modern French, the name essentially means "the English". [1]

Early Origins of the Langlinais family

The surname Langlinais was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this distinguished family held a family seat at Motteville, and were members of the aristocracy of that region.

Noel Langlois, born in 1606, was a fisherman and pilot from France that settled in Beauport, Quebec in 1634. He married Françoise Garnier on 25th July 1634 and together they had ten children. After the death of his first wife he married Marie Crevet on 27th July 1666. He died in Beauport on 15th July 1684. Noel is recorded as the first ancestor of the Langlois family. [2]

Early History of the Langlinais family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Langlinais research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1668 is included under the topic Early Langlinais History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Langlinais Spelling Variations

There were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the name include Langlois, Langloi, Langlais, Langlo, Langloys, Langois, L'Angloi, L'Anglais, L'Anglo, L'Angloys, L'Angloi, L'Anglois, Anglois, Angloi, Anglais, Anglo, Angloy and many more.

Early Notables of the Langlinais family

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Langlinais Ranking

In the United States, the name Langlinais is the 17,695th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [3]

Migration of the Langlinais family

Approximately 110 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. France gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. Migration to New France (Quebec) continued from France until it fell in 1759. In the year 1675 the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Langlinais has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Langlinais were Noël Langlois arrived in Quebec in 1634 from Normandy, he was one of the earliest settlers in Quebec; Jean-Baptiste Langlois (1668), Nicholas Langlois (1671), and Jacques Langois (1680), all arrived in Quebec from Normandy.


Contemporary Notables of the name Langlinais (post 1700) +

  • Maggie Langlinais, American actress, known for her work on Under the Harlem Moon (2005), Shopping (2009) and Hard Place (2011)
  • Ben Langlinais, American director and actor, known for Louisiana Ghostbusters (2014), KTRK Eyewitness News (1971) and My Uncle Sidney (1998)
  • Mackenzie Langlinais, American actress, known for Every Other Week (2009) and Story About a Witch (2009)
  • Brian Langlinais, American contemporary roadhouse singer


  1. Dionne, N.-E., Origine Des Familles Canadiennes-Français. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. Print.
  2. Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
  3. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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