Negre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Negre family

The surname Negre was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries.

One of the earliest records of the family was Ademar lo Negre ("Adhemar the Black"), a troubadour from Languedoc in the early thirteenth century (fl. 1210-1219).

Early History of the Negre family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Negre research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1698 and 1881 are included under the topic Early Negre History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Negre Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nègre, Négrier, Lenègre, Negrel, Negrié, Nègron and many more.

Early Notables of the Negre family

the Negre family of Normandy

Negre Ranking

France, the name Negre is the 1,292^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,364 people with that name. 1

Negre migration to the United States +

Negre Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

B F Negre, aged 31, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1835 2
Ellen Negre, aged 19, Irish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Good Ship Yorkshire" in 1847 3
Emmanuel Negre, aged 26, French settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Charles Cooper" in 1858 3
Pablo Negre, aged 45, Spanish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Columbia" in 1862 3
Jules Negre, aged 49, French settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Cuba" in 1875 3
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Negre Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Josef Negre, aged 16, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Pretoria" in 1901 3
Mr. Negre, French settler who arrived in New Caledonia, Australia in 1902 aboard the ship "Ville De La Ciotat" 4
Mr. Negre, French settler who arrived in Sydney, Australia aboard the ship "Australien" in 1903 4
Mr. Negre, French settler who arrived in Sydney, Australia aboard the ship "Australien" in 1903 4
Remon Negre, aged 33, Peruvian settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Advance" in 1904 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Negre (post 1700) +

Ed Negre (1929-2014), American NASCAR driver
David Nègre (b. 1973), French footballer
Louis Nègre (b. 1947), French politician and member of the Senate of France
Léopold Nègre (1879-1961), French biologist and physician
Raymond Nègre (1908-1985), French production designer and artistic designor
Ernest Nègre (1907-2000), French toponymist
Charles Nègre (1820-1880), French photographer
Jacques-Étienne Marconis de Nègre (1795-1868), French writer and active freemason
Meritxell Negre (1971-2020), Spanish singer-songwriter who was the sixth "Peaches" of international R&B/pop duo Peaches and Herb

Sources +

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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
National Records Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Gallery151/dist/JGalleryViewer.aspx?B=9255624&S=6&N=9&R=0#/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ShowImage.aspx?B=9255624&T=P&S=1