Margraves History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Margraves family

The surname Margraves was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Margraves family

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Margraves Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Margaron, Margon, Margaine, Margonne, Margrane and others.

Early Notables of the Margraves family

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Migration of the Margraves family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: including many of the name who migrated to the New World from the mid 17th century onward.

Contemporary Notables of the name Margraves (post 1700) +

Paul Murry Margraves (1905-1956), American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Paris, Texas, 1946 1

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html