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Early Origins of the Lemoine family

The surname Lemoine was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this noble family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Lemoine family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lemoine research. Another 240 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1303, 1364, 1420, 1455, 1500, 1506, 1513, 1604, 1605, 1626, 1641, 1665, 1668, 1685 and 1727 are included under the topic Early Lemoine History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lemoine Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Le Moyne, Lemoyne, Lemoine, Lemoines, Le Moynes, Le Moine, Moine, Moines, Loynes, Les Moines and many more.

Early Notables of the Lemoine family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

  • Pierre-Antoine Lemoine (1605-1665) was a French painter from Paris, known for still lifes

Lemoine World Ranking

In the United States, the name Lemoine is the 5,401st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Lemoine is ranked the 993rd most popular surname. 2 And in France, the name Lemoine is the 3,918th popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 3


United States Lemoine migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lemoine Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Pierre Lemoine, who landed in Louisiana in 1718-1724 4
  • Pierre Lemoine, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 4
  • Florent Lemoine, aged 18, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 4
  • Charles Francois Lemoine, who settled in Louisiana in 1720
Lemoine Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Augustin LeMoine, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1806 4
  • Manuel Lemoine, aged 58, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 4
Lemoine Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Emanuel Aaron Lemoine, who landed in Alabama in 1923 4

Canada Lemoine migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lemoine Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Barthelemy Lemoine, who arrived in Quebec in 1636
  • Pierre LeMoine, who landed in Acadia in 1636
  • Mr. Claude Lemoine, (b. 1607), aged 35, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 31st March 1643 5
  • Charles Lemoine, son of Pierre and Judith, who married Catherine Primot, daughter of Antoine and Martine, in Montreal, Quebec on 28th May 1654 6
  • Jacques Lemoine, son of Pierre and Judith, who married Mathurine Godé, daughter of Nicolas and Françoise, in Montreal, Quebec on 12th November 1658 6
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Lemoine Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Claude Lemoine, son of Didier and Catherine, who married Françoise Charpentier, daughter of Jean and Barbe, in Quebec on 12th April 1706 6
  • Charles Lemoine, son of Charles and Catherine, who married Marguerite Le Gardeur, daughter of Charles and Geneviève, in Longueuil, Quebec on 17th September 1727 6
  • Francis Lemoine, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749
  • Charles-Jacques Lemoine, son of Charles and Catherine-Charlotte, who married Catherine Fleury, daughter of Joseph and Catherine, in Montreal, Quebec on 7th January 1754 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Lemoine (post 1700) +

  • Thomas E. Lemoine, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1920
  • Noma LeMoine, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988 (member, Rules Committee)
  • Lester Lemoine, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1956
  • A. M. Lemoine, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940
  • Louis Lemoine, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 7
  • Henri Lemoine (1909-1991), French cyclist at the 1928 Summer Olympics
  • Adolphe Lemoine (1812-1880), French comédien and playwright, director of the Théâtre du Gymnase
  • Jacques-Antoine-Marie Lemoine (1751-1824), French portrait artist
  • Cyril Lemoine (b. 1983), French professional road bicycle racer
  • Yoann Lemoine (b. 1983), French music video director, graphic designer, and musician
  • ... (Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "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
  3. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  4. 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)
  5. Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
  6. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
  7. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 8) Louis Lemoine. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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