Legrow History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Legrow family

The surname Legrow was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this distinguished family was anciently seated at Gros, a village and seigneurie in the department of Eure in the canton of Amfreville. The first on record was about 1066 when Odon leGros was accused of the murder of Gilbert, Count of Brionne, although another historian ascribes the murder to an entirely different person.

Early History of the Legrow family

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Legrow Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Legros, LeGros, Legross, Legrow, Grosville and others.

Early Notables of the Legrow family

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Legrow Ranking

In Newfoundland, Canada, the name Legrow is the 311^st most popular surname with an estimated 147 people with that name. 1

Legrow migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Legrow Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Legrow, who settled in Broad Cove, Newfoundland in 1776 2

Legrow Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Thomas Legrow, who settled in Bay de Verde, Newfoundland in 1804 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Legrow (post 1700) +

Mary Alice "Marty" LeGrow (b. 1981), American alternative comics artist
Wynne LeGrow, Canadian-born, American retired nephrologist, Democratic nominee for Congress in Virginia's 4th congressional district in 2010
Elise Madeline LeGrow (b. 1987), Canadian recording artist and songwriter former member of the band Whale Tooth

Citations +

The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0