Minot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Minot family

The surname Minot was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this eminent family held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Minot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Minot research. Another 236 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1559, 1586, 1600, 1624, 1642, 1672, 1700, 1711 and 1829 are included under the topic Early Minot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Minot Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mignot, Minot, Mygnot, Mignau, Mignaux, Migneaux, Migneau, Mignolt, Migno, Mygnau, Mygnaux, Mygneaux, Mygneau, Mygnolt, Mygno, Minau, Minaux, Mineaux, Mineau, Minolt, Mino, Mignaud, Mignault, Mygnaud, Mygnault, Minos, Myno and many more.

Early Notables of the Minot family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Claudine Françoise "Marie" Mignot (1624-1711), French adventuress, born near Grenoble, at Meylan who at the age of 16 married the Treasurer of the province of Daupine, and when he died, she was left his fortune. His will was disputed by the family and she sought the protection of François de l'Hôpital, Marshal...
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Minot Ranking

In France, the name Minot is the 2,718^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Minot migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Minot Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

George Minot, who settled in Boston in 1620
James Minot, who landed in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1628 2
Martha Minot, who settled in Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1630
George Minot, who landed in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630 2
Stephen Minot, who landed in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1631 2
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Minot Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mr. Minot, who settled in Boston in 1769
Jonas C Minot, who arrived in Ohio in 1798 2

Minot Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Catherine Minot, aged 35, settled in Bristol, Rhode Island with her three children in 1822
John Minot, who settled in Philadelphia in 1878

Contemporary Notables of the name Minot (post 1700) +

George Richards Minot (1885-1950), American physiologist who received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1934
William Amory Gardner Minot (1916-1963), American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1956, 1960; Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1959 3
Stephen Minot, American politician, Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1966 3
Josiah Minot, American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire, 1847-50; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1860 3
James Minot, American politician, Member of New Hampshire State Senate 11th District, 1827-28 3
Edgar H. Minot, American Republican politician, Mayor of Saco, Maine, 1918-20 3
Jean-Louis Toussaint Minot, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
Stephen Minot, American educator, Trinity College, Connecticut
Minot S. Desmond, American politician, Delegate to New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention from Manchester 2nd Ward, 1948 5
Minot Joy Crowell (1892-1962), American Major League Baseball pitcher

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 29) Jean-Louis Minot. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2017, April 12) Minot Desmond. Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html