The Anglo-Saxon name Lequeux comes from when its first bearer worked as a person who worked as the cook. The surname was originally derived from the Old French terms queu, keu, kieu, cu, which denoted the cook or someone who operated an eating house.
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Early Origins of the Lequeux family
The surname Lequeux was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Early History of the Lequeux family
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Lequeux Spelling Variations
Until quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Lequeux include Kew and others.
Early Notables of the Lequeux family
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Lequeux Ranking
France, the name Lequeux is the 1,961st most popular surname with an estimated 3,171 people with that name. 1
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Migration of the Lequeux family
Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Lequeux or a variant listed above: Anne Kew with her husband and servants settled in Barbados in 1680; Robert Kew settled in Virginia in 1663; Nicholas Kew settled in Antigua in 1679.
