Noue History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Etymology of Noue

What does the name Noue mean?

The ancient history of the Noue name begins in the Middle Ages in the northern coastal region of Normandy. The name is derived from when the family resided in Brittany.

Early Origins of the Noue family

The surname Noue was first found in Brittany.

Early History of the Noue family

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Noue Spelling Variations

Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Noue, including Lanouette, Lanoue, La Nouë, La Noue, Lanoux and others.

Early Notables of the Noue family

Jeanne de Lanoue, the founder of the 'Order of Hospitaller Sisters of the Providence', who was born in Saumur in 1669...
René-Joseph de Lanoue, born around 1740 in Brittany and executed in Paris in 1793, was a general...
Félix-Hyppolite Lanoue, born in Versailles (Seine-et-Oise) in 1812, was a painter...

Migration of the Noue family

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Noue has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Noue were 160 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among them were Charles Lanoue, who lived in Port-Royal, Quebec in 1693.