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The French name lanteigne has a history dating as far back as the Middle Ages. This history is intrinsically entwined with the region known as Brittany, for it was derived from when the lanteigne family lived in Brittany.

lanteigne Early Origins

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The surname lanteigne was first found in Brittany.

lanteigne Spelling Variations

Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name lanteigne, including Lanteigne, Lantagne, Lantagnac and others.

lanteigne Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our lanteigne research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1861, 1863, 1871, and 1891 are included under the topic Early lanteigne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

lanteigne Early Notables (pre 1700)

Notable amongst this name at this time was many individuals in Canada, such as Antoine Lantagne, who worked in Saint-Michel, Quebec in 1861; François Lantagne worked in the same town in 1861; Charles Lantagne also worked in Saint-Michel in 1861; Joseph...

Another 41 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early lanteigne Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name lanteigne has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name lanteigne were

lanteigne Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Catherine Lanteigne married in Caraquet in 1789

Contemporary Notables of the name lanteigne (post 1700)

FM Lanteigne, Canadian poet with a book of compiled works: "Lyre d'Acadie"
Raymond Lanteigne, Canadian who has worked for the province of Alberta in the Historical Resources Division

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Citations

Other References

Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0192852213).
Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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The lanteigne Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The lanteigne Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 29 March 2013 at 19:14.