Marcantel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Marcantel

What does the name Marcantel mean?

The origins the old family name Marcantel can be found within medieval France. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Marcantel family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Marcantel was an occupational name for a merchant or trader.

Early Origins of the Marcantel family

The surname Marcantel was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

This important family is first recorded in 1287 when Lantelme is mentioned at Die and Ruinel. In 1470, Audry received his Bachelor of Law degree and his descendant, Laurent, was granted noble status by Charles VII. Many members of this celebrated family achieved high ranking through their political contributions. The Marchant family of Savoie had many important members, such as the Judge of Génevois in 1600 and the Chief Auditor at the Audit Office in 1634.

Over the course of several centuries, this ancient family expanded and prospered to a variety of regions where members of the family became prominent citizens in their respective communities, such as in Lower Limousin, where Henry Marchant was a lawyer in Parliament and the Lieutenant of the Larche jurisdiction in 1768 and Pierre Marchant was a lawyer in Parliament and a Judge of Larche. With the diverse locations, however, the spelling of the family name varied with the cultural and linguistic changes in each region.

Jacques Marchand, born in 1636, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Françoise Capel, born in 1628, at Trois-Rivières on 1st February 1660. They remained together at Trois-Rivières until Jacques died on 6th October 1695. François passed away on 20th April 1699. 1

Early History of the Marcantel family

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Marcantel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Marchand, Marchond, Marchonde, Marchont, Marchent, Marchamp, Marchant, Merchamp and many more.

Early Notables of the Marcantel family

the Honourable Mamert, Chief Auditor in 1600; and Jean Baptiste Louis DeCourtel Marchand (died 1722) was a French soldier who was commanding officer of the French colonial trading Fort Toulouse...
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Marcantel Ranking

the United States, the name Marcantel is the 16,093^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Marcantel migration to the United States +

Marcantel Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Presley Marcantel, aged 30, settler who arrived in New York in 1945 3
John M Marcantel, settler who arrived in New York in 1945 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Marcantel (post 1700) +

Josh Marcantel (b. 1981), American actor from Lake Charles, Louisiana, known for Modern Love (2019), 48 Blocks and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Garrett Marcantel, American actor, known for Army of Thieves (2021), 12 Dates of Christmas (2020) and Pop Culture Unplugged w/ Elias (2017)
Tom Marcantel, American actor, director and editor, known for Hate Crime (2005), Chase (2010) and The Magic Heart (2018)
Justine Marcantel, American director, known for The Batman (2022), Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) and Death Wish (2018)
Chris Marcantel, American Emmy nominated producer, president and founder of Showrunner Productions, known for his work on the web Soap Opera "Gotham: The Series"
Michael Marcantel (b. 1958), American animation director, known for his work on The Simpsons Movie (2007), The Immortal (1990) and The Simpsons (1989)
Cursey L. Marcantel (b. 1906), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936, 1948 4

Sources +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html