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Early Origins of the Leferon family

The surname Leferon was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Leferon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leferon research. Another 297 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1356, 1456, 1496, 1535, 1627, 1672, 1700, 1705, 1740 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Leferon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Leferon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ferrand, Ferrant, Feran, Ferran, Farand, Farront, Le Ferrand, Le Feron, Le Farrand, Le Feran, Le Ferront, De Farront, Ferante and many more.

Early Notables of the Leferon family

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Migration of the Leferon family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Philip Ferrant settled in Virginia in 1654; Laurent Ferrand settled in Louisiana in 1719; Jean Ferrant settled in Louisiana in 1752; Charles Ferrand settled in Louisiana in 1756.


Contemporary Notables of the name Leferon (post 1700) +

  • Louis Hyacinthe Le Feron, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 1


  1. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 8) Louis Le Feron. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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