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Early Origins of the Lecomte family

The surname Lecomte was first found in Languedoc, where this renowned family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Lecomte family

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Lecomte Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Comte, Lecomte, Contes, Comtes, Conte, Leconte, Comites, Comitis and many more.

Early Notables of the Lecomte family

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Lecomte Ranking

In France, the name Lecomte is the 116th most popular surname with an estimated 25,121 people with that name. 1


United States Lecomte migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lecomte Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Pierre LeComte, who landed in Louisiana in 1718-1724 2
Lecomte Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Louis Francois Lecomte, aged 30, who arrived in Mobile County, Ala in 1845 2
  • Blanche Lecomte, aged 28, who immigrated to America from Havre, in 1893
  • Cora Lecomte, aged 25, who landed in America, in 1893
  • Mr. Albert Lecomte, aged 30, German settler who arrived in New York in 1893 aboard the ship "La Bourgogne" 3
Lecomte Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Berthe Lecomte, aged 28, who landed in America from Paris, in 1900
  • Clementine Lecomte, aged 13, who immigrated to the United States, in 1903
  • Francois Lecomte, aged 42, who immigrated to America from Paris, in 1907
  • Charles Lecomte, aged 39, who landed in America from Albon, France, in 1907
  • Emily Lecomte, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States from Paris, France, in 1909
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Lecomte migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lecomte Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Jean Lecomte, aged 21, who landed in Montreal in 1653

Contemporary Notables of the name Lecomte (post 1700) +

  • René François Lecomte, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
  • Paul Henri Lecomte (1856-1934), French botanist
  • Hippolyte Lecomte (1791-1857), French historical painter
  • Georges Lecomte (1867-1958), French writer, member of the French Academy
  • Gerard Lecomte (1926-1997), French professor of Arabic and other Eastern Languages
  • Felix Lecomte (1737-1817), French sculptor
  • Bernard Lecomte (b. 1949), French editor and journalist
  • Marcel Lecomte (1900-1966), Belgian writer
  • Isabelle Lecomte (b. 1967), Belgian writer


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)
  3. Germans to America retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from Glazier, Ira. A., and Filby, P. William. Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports. Vol. 62, Scholarly Resources Inc, 2079
  4. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 8) René Lecomte. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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