| ![Show Contents]() Leport History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of LeportWhat does the name Leport mean? Noble surnames, such as Leport, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Leport, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of France. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Leport family originally lived near a door or gate of particular interest, such as the gates to a fortified city or a unusually large or unique door. The name Leport is derived from the Old French words "la" and "porte," which mean "the" and "door" respectively. Early Origins of the Leport familyThe surname Leport was first found in Berry, a former province until 1790 when it became a region in central France where this distinguished family held a family seat in d'Ysserteux, and were members of the aristocratic families of the region. In the same region of Berry they also branched to Riants. The family moved north into Brittany at Kerduault, and to L'Estang and to Cree'Hanton in Brittany. They became the Barons de Vezins in that region. At Crozon in Brittany they became elevated to the nobility as the Comtes de Crozon. They also branched to Dauphiné to the south east, to Anjou (Vellade), to Perigord (Lubignac), and Theil in Poitou. They also branched south to Guyenne. The Marquis de la Porte eventually became the Comtes d'Hust and held a family seat in the west of France at Saintonge, Angoumois and Perigord. Jacques Laporte, born in 1621, travelled from Perche, France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Nicole Duchesne, born in 1641, at Montreal in 1657. 1 Early History of the Leport familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leport research. The years 1602, 1664, 1675, 1704, 1741, 1749, 1768, 1773, 1782 and 1818 are included under the topic Early Leport History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Leport Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Laport, Laporte, De La Porte, LaPort, LaPorte, Laporter, Laportere, Laporterie, Lapotre, Port, Porte, Porter, Portere, Porterie, Potre and many more. Early Notables of the Leport familyCharles de La Porte (1602-1664), a French nobleman and general, Marquis and later Duke of La Meilleraye and Duke of Rethel; and Roland Laporte (1675-1704), a French Protestant (Camisard) leader, also known as Roland.
Jean-Pierre Duport (1741-1818) was a French cellist, born at Paris, Nov. 27, 1741. Considered the best pupil of Berthaut. Soon achieved a great reputation in Paris, but after 10 years of success started on a lengthened tour through England and Spain, and finally in 1773, on the invitation of Frederick the Great, settled at Berlin as first cello in the king's band, and after Frederick's death director of...
Another 136 words (10 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Leport Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Leport RankingFrance, the name Leport is the 2,645th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 2
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Leport Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John LePort, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1771 3
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- 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)
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