Lebeau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Directly translated, "le beau" means "the beautiful". One source states that the name Beau was given to those that appealed to both the eye and the mind. 1

Early Origins of the Lebeau family

The surname Lebeau was first found in Poitou, where Nicolas Beau, a knight, was the Lord of Sainte-Gemme and Bourgneuf in 1309.

Early History of the Lebeau family

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Lebeau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Beau, Lebeau, Lebeaux, Le beaux, Lebeault and others.

Early Notables of the Lebeau family

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Lebeau World Ranking

In the United States, the name Lebeau is the 8,045^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Lebeau is ranked the 500^th most popular surname. 3 And in France, the name Lebeau is the 642^nd popular surname with an estimated 7,381 people with that name. 4

Lebeau migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lebeau Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Peter LeBeau, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 5
John LeBeau, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1740 5
John Abr LeBeau, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1742 5
Joseph LeBeau, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1773 5

Lebeau migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lebeau Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

René Lebeau, son of Jean and Étiennette, who married Marie-Madeleine Guertin, daughter of Louis and Élisabeth, in Boucherville, Quebec on 11th February 1694 6

Lebeau Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Albert Lebeau, son of Marien and Suzanne, who married Françoise Vanier, daughter of Joseph-Jean-Baptiste and Françoise, in Sault-au-Récollet, Quebec on 17th August 1701 6
Louis Lebeau, son of Jean and Étiennette, who married Geneviève Brunet, daughter of Antoine and Françoise, in Montreal, Quebec on 8th February 1705 6
Mathurin Lebeau, son of Jean and Étiennette, who married Marie Lesueur, daughter of Pierre-Charles and Marguerite, in Boucherville, Quebec on 20th February 1713 6
Marien Lebeau, son of Jean and Étiennette, who married Suzanne Lory, daughter of François and Marie-Anne, in Boucherville, Quebec on 20th April 1719 6
Pierre Lebeau, son of Étienne and Madeleine, who married Marguerite De Launay, daughter of Charles and Marie-Anne, in Montreal, Quebec on 23rd May 1724 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Lebeau (post 1700) +

Marcella Ryan LeBeau (1919-2021), also known Wigmuke Waste' Win, a Lakota elder, politician, nurse, and military veteran
Gary LeBeau (b. 1900), American politician, Connecticut State Senator
Dick LeBeau (b. 1937), American professional (NFL) football coach
Josephine LeBeau, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996, 2000 (alternate); Member, Rules Committee, 1988 7
Gary D. LeBeau, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives; Elected 1990; Member of Connecticut State Senate 3rd District, 1997- 7
Charles H. LeBeau, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from 11th Senatorial District, 1961 7
Joseph Lebeau (1794-1865), Belgian statesman
Stéphan Lebeau (b. 1968), Canadian professional ice hockey player

Citations +

Dionne, N.-E., Origine Des Familles Canadiennes-Français. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. Print.
"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
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html