Lucien History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The French surname Lucien is of patronymic origin, as it is derived from the personal name of the original bearer's father. The name Lucien is most likely derived from Saint Lucianus, an apostle and martyr in the third and fourth centuries. The name was common to name a child after a revered saint, many people whose father's were named after Lucianus used the surname Lucien.

Early Origins of the Lucien family

The surname Lucien was first found in the region of Marne in the northern province of Champagne. However, as the surname is derived from a personal name, it was common throughout most of France.

Early History of the Lucien family

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Lucien Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lucien, Lucian, Luciano, Luciani, Lucienne and many more.

Early Notables of the Lucien family

Notable amongst the family during this period was

the prefect of Egypt, at the height of the Roman Empire, whose name was simply Lucien...

Lucien Ranking

In the United States, the name Lucien is the 11,831^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Lucien is ranked the 3,948^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Lucien migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lucien Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Lucien, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1869 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Lucien (post 1700) +

Major-General Auguste-Eugène Lucien (1887-1967), French General Officer Commanding 6th Infantry Division (1939-1940) 4
Peter Edward Julian Victor Lucien, French medical practitioner in Malasyia in the mid-20th century
René Lucien, French engineer at l'Institut des Hautes études de défense
Maurice Charles Camille Lucien (1880-1968), French biologist
Marcel Lucien (b. 1957), film director and photographer
Maurice Lucien Fréchard (1928-2023), French Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Auch from 1996 to 2004
Paul Lucien Maze (1887-1979), French painter who is often known as “The last of the Post Impressionists, " close friend of Winston Churchill who he met in the trenches and shared his love of painting
Ben Lucien Burman (1896-1984), American author and journalist
Marcel Lucien Tournier (1879-1951), French harpist, composer, and pedagogue; he won the Rossini Prize for his work "Laura et Petrarch"
Auguste Lucien Gillot, recipient of the Military Cross, Rosette of Resistance, Municipal Magistrate, Paris

Historic Events for the Lucien family +

Flight TWA 800

Miss. Dalila Lucien (1979-1996), from Los Angeles, California, USA, American passenger flying aboard flight TWA 800 from J.F.K. Airport, New York to Leonardo da Vinci Airport, Rome when the plane crashed after takeoff ; she died in the crash 5

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 6) Auguste-EugÃ¨ne Lucien. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Lucien/Auguste-Eug%C3%A8ne/France.html
The Washington Post Passenger List TWA Flight 800. (Retrieved 2018, February 15th). Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/twa800/list01.htm