Mathieu Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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As with many French family names, the distinguished surname Mathieu is rich in ancient heritage. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in France were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The name Mathieu is derived from the Hebrew Biblical given name Matityahu (Matthew), meaning gift of God.

Mathieu Early Origins

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The surname Mathieu was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has held a family seat since early times.

Mathieu Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mathieu, Mathieue, Mathieues, Mathieus, Mathieux, Mathis, Matieu, Matieue, Mathius, Matieues, Matieus, Matieux, Mathioux, Mathioue and many more.

Mathieu Early History

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Mathieu Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mathieu Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joseph Mathieu, who settled in Louisiana in 1756

Mathieu Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jodoin Mathieu, who settled in Philadelphia in 1805
R. Mathieu, aged 50, settled in Edenton, North Carolina, in 1820
Madame Mathieu, who settled in Mississippi with her child in 1820
E Mathieu, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Andre Mathieu, who arrived in New York in 1833 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Mathieu Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Agnes Mathieu, aged 23, who emigrated to the United States, in 1903
Angele Mathieu, aged 0, who settled in America from Mericourt, France, in 1904
Aline Mathieu, aged 27, who landed in America from Pernes, France, in 1907
Aline Mathieu, aged 36, who settled in America from Marseilles, France, in 1908
Andre Mathieu, aged 23, who emigrated to the United States from Bordeaux, France, in 1917

Mathieu Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jean Mathieu, who arrived in Montreal in 1659

Mathieu Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Alfred Mathieu, aged 25, who emigrated to Quebec, Canada, in 1919

Contemporary Notables of the name Mathieu (post 1700)

David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de La Redorte, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, September 11) David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Georges Mathieu (1921-2012), French painter
Mireille Mathieu (b. 1946), French singer
Simone Mathieu (1908-1980), French tennis player
Paul-Henri Mathieu (b. 1982), French tennis player
Jérémy Mathieu (b. 1983), French football player currently playing for Valencia CF in Spain
Émile Léonard Mathieu (1835-1890), French mathematician, eponym of the Mathieu function
Claude-Louis Mathieu (1783-1875), French mathematician and astronomer
Michel Mathieu (1838-1916), Canadian politician
André Mathieu (1929-1968), Canadian pianist and composer
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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Citations

^ 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 Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, September 11) David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html

Other References

Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0192852213).
Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore. Print.
Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
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The Mathieu Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Mathieu Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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