Lepain History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Lepain

Of all the French names to come from Normandy, Lepain is one of the most ancient. The name is a result of the original family having lived at Payen, in Normandy.

Early Origins of the Lepain family

Early History of the Lepain family

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Lepain Spelling Variations

Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Lepain, including Pain, Paine, Payn, Payne, Le Pain, De Pain, Lepain, Lepaine, Lepain, Painchaud, Painchault, Painchaux, Pinchaud, Paincuit, Paindavoine, Painlevé, Paintendre and many more.

Early Notables of the Lepain family

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Migration of the Lepain family

Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Lepain were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Lepain were Marin Pain (Pin) of Normandy, who married Olive Morin in France en 1643, and arrived in Canada with his family around 1660; François Painchaud, who married Marie Catherine Couvret in Montré.